A car engine's job is to

• convert fuel into heat

• convert fuel into motion

• convert fuel into exhaust

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A car uses a four-stroke engine.

The four strokes are:

• intake, compression, combustion and exhaust

• injection, rotation, combustion and exhaust

• injection, carburetion, rotation and exhaust

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A crankshaft's job in an engine is to:

• deliver fuel to the cylinders

• change linear motion into rotational motion

• keep cylinder heads in place

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A Timing belt or Timing chain links these two components together so that the valves are in sync with the pistons:

• the flywheel to the camshaft

• the crankshaft to the camshaft

• the cylinder head to the camshaft

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There are three Basic failures that can happen in an engine:

bad fuel mix, lack of compression and...

• lack of exhaust

• lack of water

• lack of spark

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In a car engine's cylinder, valves let fuel in and exhaust out.

The _________ moves these valves

• camshaft

• timing belt

• distributor

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A turbocharger is....

• a set of gears that makes the wheels turn faster

• a turbine that compresses the air traveling into the engine

• an injector that delivers fuel to the engine faster

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When you turn the key to a car, the starter motor...

• sends electricity to the spark plugs, starting ignition

• sends electricity to the fuel pump, forcing the car to start

• spins the engine a few revolutions, starting the combustion process

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When a car's engine is running, power to operate the radio, CD Player, headlights and windshield wipers comes from the...

• alternator

• battery

• spark plugs

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Modern cars use internal combustion engines, but some early models used external combustion engines.

What is one example of an external combustion engine?

• steam engine

• firecracker engine

• hydroponic engine

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