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Cars & Flight

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Internal Combustion Engineexplosion to power car happens on the inside
Cylinderkey to internal combustion engine
Intake Strokethe engine begins with this
Pistonforced down in engine from pressure
Compression Strokepiston moves up to compress fuel and air mixture
Combustion Strokehappens when piston reaches the top of its upward stroke
Exhaust strokefinal action in the cycle, pushing exhaust through tailpipe
Catalytic Converterchanges carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide
Weightdownward force that Earth's gravity exerts on all objects
Dragresistance of air against anything that moves through it
Liftan upward pull
Thrustany force that moves a plane forward
Airfoilwing's shape makes air moving above wing move faster than air passing below creating lift
Jet Enginesucks air in the front and spits it out the back
Ruddermoveable flap on the plane's fin, controls turns
Elevatorsa hinged flap, when lowered makes plane descend
Aileronsa hinged flap, controls turns


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