Technician a Says the Steel Belt Used in a Continuously

question 94

Multiple Choice

Technician A says the steel belt used in a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is made up of hundreds of transversely mounted steel plates that are held in place with several steel bands. Technician B says the transverse steel plates slip on the sides of the pulley and in turn are pushed by the pulley. Who is correct?

• A) Technician A
• B) Technician B
• C) Both A and B
• D) Neither A nor B

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Definitions:

Seafloor Spreading

The process by which new oceanic crust is formed as magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, pushing older crust away from the ridge.

Accretionary Prism

A wedge-shaped mass of sediment and rock scraped off the top of a downgoing tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary, often leading to the formation of new land.

Volcanic Mountain Belt

A region typically found at convergent plate boundaries, characterized by a series of volcanoes formed from the melting of subducted lithosphere.

Crustal Extension

The process by which the Earth's crust is stretched and thinned, often associated with the formation of rift valleys and basins.