How do bicycle gears work? And why is the large gear hardest on the front and the small gear hardest on the back?

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And what’s with all the confusing terminology…

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every time the big gear make one turn the smaller gear makes more turns. The bigger the large gear is and the smaller the small gear is
the more turns does the small gear make for every turn of the big gear. When the front gear is big and the rear gear is small it is really hard to turn the pedals because the wheel turns more times and moves the bike further