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   ocr: Types of gears The four basic kinds of gears are spur, bevel, rack and pinion, and worm gears. Spur gear L Mgo - I uns ) ye3 This type of gear consists of two interlocking toothed wheels in the same plane. The tiny gears you see inside a watch are spur gears. Bevel gear A bevel gear consists of two toothed wheels that interlock at an: angle, altering the direction of the rotation. Al hand whisk uses bevel gears. When you turn the whisks handle in a vertical circle, the blades rotate ina horizontal circle. Rack and pinion gear aan Arack and pinion gear converts turning motion into back and fort ...