Robotic Words

Question 1

Anode(A)

Answer 1

Positive terminal of a component

Question 2

Axel

Answer 2

The shaft on which a wheel is fixed

Question 3

Bevel gears

Answer 3

A system of gears that transfers rotary motion through an angle

Question 4

Cathode (K)

Answer 4

Negative terminal of a component

Question 5

Circuit diagram

Answer 5

An electronic plan showing how a circuit components interact

Question 6

Closed Loop System

Answer 6

A system that uses feedback to raise change to the pressure

Question 7

Compound gear

Answer 7

Two spur gears fixed together on a common axle

Question 8

Compound gear train

Answer 8

A series of compound gears which obtain a high mechanical advantage

Question 9

Direct current (DC)

Answer 9

A form of electricity where all electrons are moving in the same direction

Question 10

Driven Gear

Answer 10

A form of electricity where all electrons are moving in the same direction

Question 11

Driver

Answer 11

The first gear in a gear train where energy is put into the system

Question 12

Feedback

Answer 12

Information gained from sensors that is used to change the process stage of a system

Question 13

Input

Answer 13

The raw elements of a system, such as energy materials and data

Question 14

Mechanical Advantage

Answer 14

The advantage one obtains over a load through the use of a machine

Question 15

Ohm’s Law

Answer 15

The relationship between voltage, current and resistance

Question 16

Open Circuit

Answer 16

A circuit where all electrons cannot flow

Question 17

Open Loop System

Answer 17

A system where all monitoring and controlling is achieved through human intervention

Question 18

Outpost

Answer 18

What is produced by a system

Question 19

Printed Circuit Board

Answer 19

The physical frame work which both secures and interconnects the components of a circuit

Question 20

Process

Answer 20

How the inputs work together in order to achieve a described outcome

Question 21

Pulley

Answer 21

It has a grooved wheel for supporting a belt or a line

Question 22

Resistor

Answer 22

A device that reduces electron flow

Question 23

Sensor

Answer 23

A device that detects and monitors a specific occurrence such as a temperature change

Question 24

Series Network

Answer 24

Where two or more components are connected together in a line

Question 25

Short Circuit

Answer 25

In a circuit, where two or more points are unintentionally, joined together, resulting in a malfunction

Question 26

Simple Gear Train

Answer 26

Spur gears mashed in a straight line in order to transmit energy or change direction of rotary motion

Question 27

Sub-System

Answer 27

A system that exists within a complete system

Question 28

Switch

Answer 28

An electrical or mechanical device that turns the flow of electrons on or off

Question 29

System

Answer 29

A system is where a process organises components/materials to achieve a desired outcome

Question 30

Velocity Ratio

Answer 30

The ratio between how far the load moves & how far the effort moves

Question 31

Voltage Drop

Answer 31

The voltage created by a current flowing through a resitive device

Question 32

Wheel and Axle

Answer 32

One of the four types of simple machine

Question 33

Worm gears

Answer 33

A system of gears that transfers rotary motion through 90* degrees