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Small Engine Midterm Part 3

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this part

a)

Carburetor

b)

Ignition coil

c)

Fuel pump

d)

Oil pump

2.

What is this gasket for

a)

Carburetor Gasket Kit

b)

Oil pump Gasket

c)

oil sump Gasket

d)

Head gasket

3.

What is this part

a)

Governor and oil slinger

b)

Oil slinger

c)

governor

d)

came shaft

4.

What is this

a)

Rocker arms

b)

Block

c)

Valve

d)

push Rod

5.

What is this part ?

a)

Head

b)

Piston

c)

Came shaft

d)

Connecting rod

6.
Identify the proper order of the four strokes in a small engine
a)
intake, compression, exhaust, power 
b)
intake, compression, power, exhaust
c)
intake, power, construction, exhaust
d)
exhaust, compression, power, intake
7.
During the compression stroke the piston moves________
a)
up
b)
in both directions
c)
the hot gasses out of the cylinder
d)
down
8.
An event that ignites the fuel air mixture occurs between the _______stroke and the _________stroke
a)
compression and power
b)
power and intake
c)
intake and power
d)
compression and intake
9.
Combustion of the fuel air mixture occurs in the ____________
a)
Crankcase
b)
Cylinder
c)
Carburetor
d)
Sump
10.

Where is the most common spot to find the model number on small engines?

a)

on the valve head cover

b)

on the flywheel

c)

on the crankcase base

d)

on the fuel tank

11.

What would happen if all the piston rings were aligned?

a)

oil would get into the combustion chamber and blue smoke would appear in the exhaust

b)

the engine would die

c)

nothing

d)

the engine will run smoothly

12.

To verify that the ______ is working, the air cleaner assembly must be removed and the throat of the carburetor checked.

a)

air pressure regulated

b)

primer bulb

c)

cooling system

d)

anti-afterfire solenoid

13.

______ is the international unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.

a)

Milliamp

b)

Micron

c)

Hertz

d)

Henry

14.

Voltage causes electrons to move in a circuit.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Cold cranking amps is the number of amps produced by a battery for ______ while maintaining 1.2 V per cell.

a)

30 sec. at 0 degrees F

b)

30 sec. at 32 degrees F

c)

60 sec. at 0 degrees F

d)

60 sec. at 32 degrees F

16.

The direction of heat transfer is always from a _____ temperature to a ______ temperature.

a)

lower, higher

b)

lower, lower

c)

higher, lower

d)

higher, higher

17.

The common concern with cast aluminum alloy is _______.

a)

distortion

b)

durability

c)

cost

d)

strength

18.

Small engines convert______ from the combustion of a fuel into mechanical energy.

a)

compressed air

b)

heat energy

c)

DEF

d)

kinetic energy

19.

Three methods of heat transfer are

a)

conduction, potential, radiation

b)

potential, kinetic, convection

c)

conduction, kinetic, convection

d)

conduction, convection, radiation

20.

Horespower is a unit of power equal to______.

a)

497W or 22000 lb-ft/min

b)

725 W or 25000 lb-ft/min

c)

746 W or 33000 lb-ft/min

d)

750 W or 33190 lb-ft/min

21.
Identify this part?
a)
Crankshaft
b)
Oil slinger
c)
Camshaft
d)
Flywheel
22.
Identify the part?
a)
Armature
b)
Spark Plug
c)
Starter Pulley
d)
Piston Rings
23.

What are the three main engines systems

a)

Ignition, Compression, Fuel

b)

Intake, Compression, Exhaust

c)

Intake, Fuel, Compression

d)

Spark, Fuel, Compression

24.
The term TDC stands for_______   ________  ___________
a)
Top Dead Crown
b)
Top Distant Center
c)
Top Dead Center
d)
Top Dead Cylinder
25.

What is torque?

a)

a rotating force

b)

Pressure per square in

c)

rotations per minute

d)

a pulling force

26.

Which of the following parts below does NOT make up the piston?

a)

Ring Grooves

b)

Skirt

c)

Cylinder

d)

Connecting Rod

27.

The connecting rod connects what two engine parts together?

a)

Piston and Camshaft

b)

Piston and Crankcase

c)

Piston and Flywheel

d)

Piston and Crankshaft

28.

Where does compression take place in the small engine?

a)

Piston

b)

Cylinder

c)

Crankcase

d)

Flywheel

29.

What are the egg-shaped pieces on the camshaft called?

a)

Cam Lobs

b)

Cam Valves

c)

Cam retainers

d)

Cam tappets

30.

Which part caps the cylinder on the engine block?

a)

Flywheel

b)

Head

c)

Crankcase

d)

Valve

31.

What events occur in the first stroke of a 2-cycle engine?

a)

Intake and exhaust

b)

compression and power

c)

compression and exhaust

d)

Intake and compression

32.

During which stroke is a partial vacuum created that sucks the air-fuel mixture into the cylinder?

a)

Intake

b)

Compression

c)

Power

d)

Exhaust

33.

During which stroke does the spark plug fire and cause combustion in the cylinder?

a)

Intake

b)

Compression

c)

Power

d)

Exhaust

34.

Which engine is lubricated by having a gas/oil mixture?

a)

1 cycle

b)

2 cycle

c)

3 cycle

d)

4 cycle

35.

During the compression stroke, the piston is moving?

a)

right

b)

down

c)

left

d)

up

36.

What is the purpose of the compression ring?

a)

provide a seal between the piston and crankshaft

b)

provide a seal between the piston and the cylinder

c)

provide a seal between the cylinder and the crankshaft

d)

provides a seal between crankshaft and crankcase

37.

Which of the following is a function of a small engine?

a)

To change heat energy into mechanical energy

b)

To change kinetic energy into potential energy

c)

To change rotary motion into vertical motion

d)

To change reciprocal motion into circular motion

38.

When diagnosing why an engine will not remain started, which area below is not one of the three areas that should be checked first are?

a)

Fuel

b)

Compression

c)

Spark

d)

Cutting Blade

39.

Which of the following is NOT a function or purpose of the crankshaft?

a)

changes motion from reciprocating to rotary

b)

provides air flow to the engine

c)

uses counter weights for balance to maintain rotary motion

d)

main shaft in engine

40.

What are the purpose of the cam lobes?

a)

to prevent oil in the cylinder

b)

to move the valves open and closed

c)

decroative

d)

to seal the air-fuel mixture during compression

41.
Identify the part?
a)
Flywheel
b)
Camshaft
c)
Crankshaft
d)
Piston 
42.
Identify the part?
a)
Armature
b)
Spark Plug
c)
Starter Pulley
d)
Piston Rings
43.
Identify the part?
a)
Wrist Pin
b)
Connecting Rod
c)
Tappet
d)
Camshaft
44.
Identify this part?
a)
Crankshaft
b)
Oil slinger
c)
Camshaft
d)
Flywheel
45.
Identify this part?
a)
Crankshaft
b)
Cylinder Head
c)
Carburetor
d)
Heat Shield
46.

What will happen to your engine if there is too little oil?

a)

The engine will seize

b)

The engine may over heat

c)

Causes wear on the internal parts of the engine

d)

All of the above

47.

Fires involving plastic gas cans stored on a plastic truck liners begin because?

a)

They can slide around

b)

Metal or plastic retain static electricity that can spark

c)

The plastic gas can are not safe

d)

It is easy for them to tip over

48.

What theory does the ignition armature rely on to work?

a)

Induction Theory

b)

Bernoulli's Principle

c)

the Venturi Effect

d)

Four Stroke Theory

49.

What allows gas to come into the throat of the carburetor from the fuel bowl?

a)

Bernoulli's Principle

b)

the Venturi effect

c)

Induction Theory

d)

Four-Stroke Theory

50.

What does the idle circuit do?

a)

allows a little fuel/air mixture to bypass the throttle plate to maintain the engine

b)

to mix the gas and air together

c)

makes gas come up to the carburetor from the fuel bowl

d)

Creates a vacuum in the combustion chamber