Buying a Car Vocabulary

What part of the car measures the distance traveled by a vehicle?

• Speedometer

• Odometer

• Clean Title

What officially certifies that a vehicle can legally be driven on public roads; this connects a vehicle to the state and the vehicle owner.

• Clean Title

• Registration

• Negotiable

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What type of title does a vehicle have if it has been damaged and is considered a total loss by an insurance company? These vehicles can be rebuilt and used.

• Clean Title

• Salvage Title

• Make

What is the brand of the car? Example: Chevrolet, GMC, Honda

• Make

• Model

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the specific vehicle product name? Example: Camaro, Silverado, Impala

• Make

• Model

What type of transmission changes gears at different speeds without direct control by the driver?

(NOT a stick-shift)

• Manual Transmission

• Automatic Transmission

What type of transmission the driver operates the clutch and decides when to shift gears?

• Manual Transmission

• Automatic Transmission

What type of vehicle allows a vehicle to send power to all four wheels when it's needed?

• AWD or

  All Wheel Drive

• RWD or

  Rear Wheel Drive

• FWD or

  Front Wheel Drive

What type of vehicle allows a vehicle to send power to the front wheels of your vehicle?

• AWD or

  All Wheel Drive

• RWD or

  Rear Wheel Drive

• FWD or

  Front Wheel Drive

What type of vehicle allows a vehicle to send power to the rear wheels of your vehicle?

• AWD or

  All Wheel Drive

• RWD or

  Rear Wheel Drive

• FWD or

  Front Rear Drive