CO2 Dragster Vocabulary 6

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What is a Dragster?

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A race car that races a short distance on a straight track.

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What is a Power Plant in the context of a CO2 race car?

Back

The CO2 cartridge onboard a race car, serving as a source of energy.

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What does Aerodynamics refer to?

Back

How air moves around an object.

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What is a Wedge Car?

Back

A race car with external wheels that has a triangular wedge body shape.

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What is a Rail Car?

Back

A CO2 race car in which the wheels are mounted on the outside of the car's body.

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Define Friction.

Back

The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

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What is the purpose of a CO2 cartridge in a Dragster?

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To provide the energy needed to propel the race car.

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Explain the term Wheelbase.

Back

The distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle.

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What is Drag in the context of racing?

Back

The resistance experienced by an object moving through air.

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What are Specifications in relation to a race car?

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Detailed descriptions of the design and performance characteristics of the car.