Automotive Engineering Quiz

What is an Automated guided vehicle?

• A vehicle that uses an electric motor.

• A mobile robot used in industrial applications to move materials from point to point following a set path.

• A type of vehicle that mixes hydrogen from an onboard tank with oxygen from the air to power electric motors for turning the wheels.

• An organized set of coordinated modes of travel within an area that are usually run by the local government.

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What does a Diesel engine use to initiate combustion?

• An electric spark.

• A mixture of air and gas.

• High pressure and temperature to inject diesel fuel and cause spontaneous ignition.

• A large fan at the front of the engine.

What is the main function of an Electric motor?

• To convert steam into mechanical energy.

• To move materials from point to point in industrial settings.

• To change electrical energy into mechanical energy.

• To transport people or materials from one place to another.

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What is the definition of an Engine according to the document?

• A machine that uses fuel burned outside of the engine.

• The capacity to do work.

• A vehicle that uses an electric motor.

• An energy converter that includes a large wheel with blades turned by water, a jet stream, or hot gasses.

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Which type of engine uses fuel burned outside of it?

• Diesel engine.

• Internal combustion engine.

• External combustion engine.

• Turbine engine.

What is a Fuel cell vehicle?

• A vehicle that uses steam to power its engine.

• A vehicle that uses an electric motor.

• A type of vehicle that mixes hydrogen from an onboard tank with oxygen from the air to power electric motors for turning the wheels.

• A mobile robot used in industrial applications to move materials.

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What is the principle behind Thrust?

• The process of moving people or materials from one place to another.

• Lying on one's back or stomach.

• Pushing power; based on the principle that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• A heat engine powered by steam.

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What is a Turbine?

• An engine that uses fuel burned inside the engine.

• An energy converter that includes a large wheel with blades turned by water, a jet stream, or hot gasses.

• A type of jet engine in which the gas stream drives a large fan located at the front of the engine.

• A mobile robot used in industrial applications.

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What does a turboshaft engine use to drive turbine blades?

• A stream of water

• Electric power

• A stream of gases

• Solar energy

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What are the turbine blades connected to in a turboshaft engine?

• A piston

• A shaft

• A battery

• A gear box