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WorksheetsAuto Upkeep Ch 18 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
E85 vehicles can burn a blended fuel that contains __________________.
85% biodiesel and 15% gasoline
85% hydrogen and 15% gasoline
85% ethanol and 15% gasoline
85% propane and 15% gasoline
What is biodiesel?
85% biodiesel and 15% gasoline
a biologically enhanced petrodiesel
diesel from a biosphere
renewable resource made from animal fats, vegetable oils, or recycled cooking grease
Which of the following fuels has an extensive pipeline system to many homes in the United
States?
natural gas
gasoline
diesel
ethanol
What type of hybrid system, also known as a mild hybrid, combines the alternator and starter
into one unit that is connected to the engine by a drive belt?
alternator hybrid system
belt-alternator-starter (BAS) system
EVAP system
plug-in hybrid system
What types of vehicles were extremely popular with city dwellers in the early 1900s until low
cost, reliable internal combustion engines were developed?
solar vehicles
hydrogen powered vehicles
natural gas vehicles
electric vehicles
Where does a hydrogen PEM fuel cell vehicle get its energy to power an electric motor?
from the flowing electrons
from the flowing protons
from the high combustion properties of hydrogen
from water
Which of the following vehicles are currently mass-produced?
solar powered vehicles
hydro powered vehicles
natural gas vehicles
wind powered vehicles
The U.S. consumes about __________ gallons of gasoline per day.
3850
38,500
385,000
385,000,000
What fuel has one of the simplest hydrocarbons, making it very clean burning?
propane
gasoline
diesel
none of the above
10. What is the simplest, lightest, and most abundant element in the universe?
aluminum
hydrogen
oxygen
carbon
What is the process of running an electric current through water to separate the hydrogen
from the oxygen?
steam reformation
distillation
gasification
electrolysis
In a hybrid system, what type of drivetrain system is it when the vehicle’s wheels are
powered only by an electric motor/generator?
series
parallel
series/parallel
perpendicular
What type of gear set, also called a power split device, allows the electric motors and the
internal combustion engine to work independently or together?
universe
ring and pinion
planetary
symmetrical
What level of automated system can perform all the driving tasks, under all conditions that a
human driver could perform them?
partial automation
conditional automation
high automation
full automation
In the United States, what source of energy from the following list produces more electricity
than all the others at power plants?
coal
hydropower
solar
geothermal
