A | B |
Cylinder | key to internal combustion engine |
Piston | forced down in engine from pressure |
Combustion | happens when piston reaches the top of its upward stroke |
Explosion | the burning of the mixture of fuel and air in an internal combustion engine |
Weight | downward force that Earth's gravity exerts on all objects |
Drag | resistance of air against anything that moves through it |
Lift | an upward pull |
Thrust | any force that moves a plane forward |
Airfoil | wing's shape makes air moving above wing move faster than air passing below creating lift |
Jet Engine | sucks air in the front and spits it out the back |
Gasoline | burned and creates a tiny explosion inside the cylinder |
Dashboard | a panel beneath the front window of a vehicle having various gauges and accessories for the use of the driver; instrument panel |
Headlight | a light on the front of a vehicle |
Friction | oil is used to reduce this in cars, which could cause damage or overheating |
Hybrid | 2 types of power (like gas & electric) used to power vehicle |
Propeller | used by some planes to generate thrust |
Brake | a device for slowing or stoppng a vehicle |
Pollution | burning fossil fuels like gasoline causes pollution |
Gravity | force that pulls matter toward the center of the Earth |
Assembly Line | used for mass production, in a factory |
Air Pressure | the force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it. |
Streamline | the path of a particle that is flowing steadily and without turbulence in a fluid past an object |
Resistance | the act or power of resisting (drag) |