Cars Vocabulary

Irregular flow with random variations in pressure.

• Friction

• Acceleration

• Laminar Flow

• Turbulent Flow

The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.

• Aerodynamics

• Acceleration

• Air Drag

• Friction

The amount of matter in an object.

• Thrust

• Chassis

• Mass

• Axle

Frictional resistance due to motion through air. Depends on speed and surface area.

• Friction

• Laminar Flow

• Acceleration

• Air Drag

Flows in parallel lines in a smooth progression.

• Turbulent Flow

• Air Drag

• Laminar Flow

• Acceleration

The frame and wheels of a vehicle.

• Thrust

• Mass

• Axle

• Chassis

To push with force.

• Turbulent Flow

• Thrust

• Acceleration

• Friction

Rate of change of velocity or speed.

• Turbulent Flow

• Laminar Flow

• Thrust

• Acceleration

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

• Thrust

• Air Drag

• Friction

• Acceleration

The shaft on which the wheels revolve.

• Axle

• Mass

• Chassis

• Acceleration