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Small Engines

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does a compression system do?

a)

Create energy

b)

Create cooling

c)

Create electricity

d)

Create power

2.

What are the parts of a compression system?

a)

Piston

b)

Magneto

c)

Cylinder

d)

Oil pump

3.

What does a cooling system do?

a)

Adds heat

b)

Removes heat

c)

Supplies fuel

d)

Lubricates

4.

What are the parts of a cooling system?

a)

Stationary Fins

b)

Air Cooler

c)

Radiator

d)

All of the above

5.

What is the purpose of lubrication systems?

a)

Reduce friction

b)

Ignite the air fuel mixture

c)

Reduce heat

d)

Deaden the sound of the internal combustion engine

6.

Which of the following are some parts of the lubrication system?

a)

Oil dipper

b)

Sump

c)

Valves

d)

Governor

7.

What is the purpose of the fuel/air delivery?

a)

Supply lubricating oil

b)

Deaden the sound of the internal combustion

c)

Cool the engine

d)

Store and supply fuel to the engine

8.

What are the parts of the fuel/air delivery?

a)

Carburetor

b)

Muffler

c)

Exhaust Pipe

d)

Camshaft

9.

What is the purpose of the exhaust system?

a)

Deaden the sound made by the engine

b)

Reduce friction

c)

Supply fuel to the engine

d)

Cool the engine

10.

What is one part of an exhaust system?

a)

Muffler

b)

Choke valve

c)

Sump

d)

Spark plug

11.

Where is the gas compressed?

a)

Cylinder

b)

Piston

c)

Carburetor

d)

Sump

12.

What does the intake port bring in?

a)

Exhaust

b)

Heat

c)

Oil

d)

Air and fuel

13.

What does the spark plug do?

a)

Generates electricity

b)

Seals the sides of the cylinder

c)

Ignites the fuel-air mixture

d)

Cools the cylinder

14.

What do most small engines use to manage heat?

a)

Shroud

b)

Flywheel

c)

Lubrication

d)

Radiator

15.

Where does the crankcase hold the oil?

a)

right side of engine

b)

top of engine

c)

bottom of engine

d)

left side of engine

16.

What does the dipper do?

a)

dries the mechanical components

b)

oils the mechanical components

c)

checks the oil levels

d)

adds oil to the engine

17.

Where does the muffler release fumes?

a)

the environment

b)

the engine

c)

the exhaust port

d)

they hold them for future disposal

18.

Which systems in a small engine can use the crankshaft?

a)

compression

b)

exhaust

c)

ignition

d)

lubrication

19.

What limits air intake?

a)

mixer valve

b)

fuel filter

c)

choke

d)

throttle

20.

What system is the muffler a part of?

a)

lubrication

b)

cooling

c)

exhaust

d)

ignition

21.

What system provides a mixture of fuel and air?

a)

lubrication system

b)

cooling system

c)

exhaust system

d)

fuel/air system

22.

What system ignites fuel?

a)

Ignition system

b)

Compression system

c)

Air system

d)

Cooling system

23.

What system removes burnt fuel?

a)

cooling system

b)

ignition

c)

exhaust system

d)

lubrication system

24.

What system squeezes the fuel and air mixture into the top of the cylinder?

a)

compression system

b)

cooling system

c)

ignition system

d)

air system

25.

How can you tell if the compression system is failing?

a)

air leaks by the piston or out of the cylinder

b)

misfiring

c)

excessive compression

d)

no compression

26.

The crankshaft gives drive to what?

a)

camshaft

b)

spark plug

c)

oil pump

d)

carburetor

27.

What are the two cycles for small engines?

a)

Intake and compression

b)

Intake and exhaust

c)

Compression and exhaust

d)

Compression and power

28.

Which are signs that the cooling system is failing?

a)

Increased temperature

b)

Leakage

c)

Misfiring

d)

Low oil pressure

29.

How can you tell if the ignition system is failing?

a)

Leakage

b)

Difficulty accelerating

c)

Misfiring

d)

Excessive compression

30.

What is combustion?

a)

Explosions created in a motor by gas, air, and spark

b)

Explosions created in the combustion chamber

c)

Something an engine needs to run

d)

All of the above

31.

Which of the following apply to the cooling system?

a)

Helps keep motor from overheating

b)

Moves heat energy away from engine

c)

Part of the transmission

d)

Helps fumes escape that are created in the motor

32.

What is the difference between 2 cycle and 4 cycle?

a)

Sound of engine is different

b)

Mix oil and gas for a 2 cycle but usually not for a 4 cycle

c)

Nothing

d)

4 cycle uses 4 strokes of piston while 2 cycle only uses one

33.

What are the parts of the cooling system?

a)

Flywheel fins, stationary fins, & lubrication

b)

Combustion chamber

c)

Exhaust

d)

Battery

34.

What does the lubrication system do?

a)

Helps cool engine

b)

Keeps engine parts from excess wear

c)

Reduces friction

d)

All of the above

35.

Which of the following are compression components?

a)

Piston

b)

Crankshaft

c)

Piston rings

d)

All of the above

36.

What is a flywheel?

a)

A piece of iron that has its own component atoms so ordered that has its properties of magnetism.

b)

A cast iron, aluminum, or zinc disk that is mounted on one end of the crankshaft to provide inertia for an engine to prevent the loss of engine speed between combustion intervals.

c)

A small electric generator containing a permanent magnet and used to provide high-voltage pulses, especially in the ignition systems of internal combustion engines.

d)

An ignition system component that has two points that together function as a mechanical switch.

37.

Which of the following is a air/fuel delivery system component:

a)

Crankcase

b)

Flywheel fin

c)

Venturi

d)

Exhaust pipe

38.

Which of the two are exhaust system components?

a)

Exhaust pipe

b)

Throttle valve

c)

Muffler

d)

Radiator

39.

What is a proper compression ratio?

a)

2:1

b)

6:1

c)

8.5:1

d)

5:1

40.

What are the symptoms of compression failure?

a)

Excessive compression

b)

Inadequate compression

c)

Engine fails to start

d)

No spark in plug

41.

What components hold or distribute oil to the engine?

a)

Oil dipper

b)

Lubrication system

c)

Cylinder

d)

Crankcase

42.

What are the symptoms of ignition failure?

a)

Engine fails to start

b)

No spark in plug

c)

No noise from starter motor

d)

Stalling

43.

How does an air cooling system work?

a)

Engine is surrounded by coolant passages and keeps water circulating through the jackets, water will absorb the heat of the combustion

b)

has cooling fins around the cylinder and radiates away the heat

c)

helps push air out and direct cool air over the engine

d)

pumps the air around the engine

44.

What are properties of a 4 stroke engine?

a)

lubricated by oil in the crankcase so oil isn’t mixed with the gasoline

b)

use intake and exhaust ports instead of valves, thus saving the weight and cost of a valve train

c)

smaller hand held machines

d)

Uses 2 stroke cycle engine to complete one operating cycle

45.

What are valves?

a)

Holes that restrict the flow of fluids

b)

Hand held machines

c)

Engine component that opens and closes at precise times

d)

They allow the flow of an air-fuel mixture into the cylinder and exhaust gases out of it

46.

What are symptoms of excessive compression?

a)

Can lead to potential failures of the piston connecting rod or occasionally crankshaft failures

b)

leak occurs from the exhaust valve this causes an increase in dilution of the air to fuel mixture

c)

More explosions

d)

Air enters through the exhaust valve

47.

What can be a cause of an engine blowing out white smoke?

a)

Incomplete combustion

b)

Oil leaking into the cylinder

c)

Worn piston rings

d)

Cracked engine block

48.

What is the chamber called that the piston moves and the air-fuel mixture burns in?

a)

The valves

b)

The cylinder

c)

The camshaft

d)

The connecting rod

49.

Connecting rods are the components that connect the ___ to the ___

a)

Crankshaft

b)

Carburetor

c)

Camshaft

d)

Piston

50.

What does the primary circuit consist of?

a)

Battery, ignition switch

b)

Resistor

c)

Ignition module

d)

All of the above

51.

What is the main job of the carburetor?

a)

To transport the air-fuel mixture to the cylinder

b)

Control the air to fuel ratio

c)

To lubricate the pistons and other engine parts

d)

To release the burned gases out of the engine

52.

What can control the flow of fluids and changes pressure in the fuel reservoir?

a)

Air cleaner

b)

Throttle

c)

Choke valve

d)

Carburetor jet

53.

What does the exhaust pipe do?

a)

Allow gasses to exit

b)

Hold in the gasses to make the engine faster

c)

Traps the air fuel mixture inside the cylinder

d)

Creates the air-fuel mixture

54.

What are the jobs of the valves, intake and exhaust?

a)

To let air into the cylinder

b)

Take air out of the exhaust

c)

Seal off the piston in the cylinder

d)

Let the burned air-fuel mixture out of the cylinder

55.

____ acts as a fan to cool the engine and distribute air around the engine block.

a)

Stationary fins

b)

Flywheel fins

c)

Radiator

d)

Water jacket

56.

The magneto is a _______ that has been tuned to create a periodic high voltage pulse rather than a continuous current.

a)

Small electrical generator

b)

Large electrical generator

c)

Exhaust pipe

d)

Flywheel fins

57.

What goes into the cylinder?

a)

Air-fuel mixture

b)

Piston

c)

Piston rings

d)

All the above

58.

What is used to lubricate and distribute lubrication to small passages in the crankcase?

a)

Oil

b)

Oil dipper

c)

Unclogger

d)

Oil checker

59.

What are the four strokes on the compression system engine?

a)

intake, compression, power, and exhaust

b)

intake, compression, exhaust, and piston stroke

c)

intake, cylinder, exhaust, and piston stroke

d)

intake, cylinder, exhaust, and power stroke.

60.

What does the secondary circuit do?

a)

Receives the spark to the spark plug.

b)

Transfers the spark to the spark plug.

c)

Transfers the spark to the spark chamber.

d)

Receives the spark to the spark chamber.

61.

What does connecting rod connect together.

a)

A crankshaft to the piston

b)

A crankshaft to the distributor

c)

A crankshaft to the flywheel

d)

A crankshaft to the radiator

62.

_______ fins distribute air around the_____

a)

Stationary

b)

Flywheel

c)

Motor

d)

Engine

63.

A radiator is used to?

a)

Heat the engine

b)

Cool the engine

c)

Circulate coolant

d)

Create spark