mechanical clock
Mechanical clocks use stored energy and an oscillator. This topic is part of Timekeeping within Technology. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
mechanical clock trivia questions
A mechanical clock keeps time using moving what?
Answer: Gears and mechanisms
Bonus fact: Mechanical clocks use stored energy and an oscillator.
What mechanism releases a clock's gear train in controlled steps?
Answer: Escapement
Bonus fact: The escapement transfers energy to the timekeeping oscillator.
Which medieval invention greatly improved public mechanical clocks by regulating motion?
Answer: Mechanical escapement
Bonus fact: Escapements allowed gears to advance at controlled intervals.
What part of a mechanical clock regulates the release of energy from the gear train to keep time?
Answer: Escapement
Bonus fact: The escapement releases the gear train in controlled increments and sustains the timekeeping oscillator.