| A | B |
| Center of Pressure | The point on the surface of an object about which the object’s surface area is centered. |
| Compression Stroke` | The piston moves back towards the cylinder head. |
| Exhaustion Stroke | Expels the burned gases from the chamber. |
| Gas Turbine | A device that create a hot exhaust gas which was passed through a nozzle to produce thrust. |
| Intake Stroke | The piston moves away from the piston head on the intake stroke. |
| Payload | The cargo carried by a rocket. |
| Power Stroke | When the spark plug fires and the compressed mixture is ignited to begin the power stroke. |
| Propellant | A mixture of fuel and oxidizer that burns to produce rocket thrust. |
| Turbofan | A turbojet engine that has a large ducted fan mounted on the shaft ahead of the compressor. |
| Turbojet | A type of gas turbine engine. |