MECHANISMS & GEARS
What does a gear ratio control?
What are speed and torque?
What tool is commonly used to tighten VEX screws?
What is an Allen wrench (hex key)?
What type of motor is typically used in VEX robots?
What is a DC motor?
What block makes a robot move forward?
What is a drive forward block?
What is troubleshooting?
What is finding and fixing problems?
What gear is connected directly to the motor?
What is the drive gear?
What component holds gears and wheels in place on a shaft?
What are shaft collars?
What does a motor convert?
What is electrical energy into mechanical motion?
What does a loop do?
What is repeat actions?
What is the FIRST step of the Engineering Design Process?
What is define the problem?
What happens when a small gear drives a large gear?
What is less speed and more torque?
Why are spacers used on shafts?
What is to prevent parts from rubbing?
What happens if a motor is plugged into the wrong port?
What is the motor may not respond correctly?
What does a wait block do?
What is pause the program for a set time?
Why do engineers test prototypes?
What is to find problems and improve designs?
What is the purpose of an idler gear?
What is changing the direction of rotation?
What is the main function of the robot brain?
What is to control and coordinate robot actions?
Which component supplies power to the robot?
What is the battery?
What does a conditional allow a robot to do?
What is make decisions based on conditions?
If a robot won’t move, what should you check FIRST?
What is wiring and motor ports?
What makes a compound gear train different from a simple gear train?
What is multiple gears on the same shaft?
Why is structural alignment important in robot builds?
What is to reduce friction and prevent binding?
Why does increasing torque help when lifting objects?
What is it provides more rotational force?
Why are loops useful in robot programs?
What is to avoid repeating the same code over and over?
Why is documentation important in engineering?
What is to track changes and communicate solutions?