Pulleys and Gears Riddles

I am the name for any object that you lift with a pulley.

• Weight

• Load

• Gear

• Simple machine

I am the type of pulley that changes position.

• Fixed pulley

• Compound pulley

• Movable pulley

• None of the above

I am the part of the spur gear that makes other gears turn.

• Teeth

• Wheel

• Axel

• Gear

My buddy and I are hears with slanted teeth. When we work together, we can turn vertical movement into horizontal movement.

• Spur gears

• Spikey gears

• Partner gears

• Bevel gears

I use a wheel and a rope or belt to lift loads.

• Gear

• Pulley

• Lever

• Wedge

I have a wheel with teeth that helps other wheels with teeth move.

• Pulley

• Lever

• Gear

• Wedge

I am the name of when a belt or chain connects 2 pulleys.

• Drive system

• Chain system

• Belt system

• Pulley system

I am the name for more than one gear in a line

• Gear line

• Gear train

• Gear chain

• Gear loop