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Internal Combustion Engines

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In addition to horsepower, small engines are further classified by ignition, number of strokes, cylinder design, shaft orientation, and ___.

a)

heat rating

b)

torque capacity

c)

governor system

d)

cooling system

2.

Both four-stroke cycle and two-stroke cycle engines complete ___ distinct events during each cycle.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

3.

A(n) ___ engine is used when the engine application requires an angled cylinder.

a)

slanted

b)

in-line vertical

c)

in-line horizontal

d)

horizontally opposed

4.

In 1892, ___ patented a new type of internal combustion reciprocating engine that ignited fuel by high compression.

a)

Nikolaus Otto

b)

Richard Trevithick

c)

Rudolf Diesel

d)

Eugene Lange

5.

___ is kinetic energy caused by atoms and molecules in motion within a substance.

a)

Gas

b)

Heat

c)

Torque

d)

Force

6.

___ applied in different ways produces pressure, torque, or work.

a)

Heat

b)

Force

c)

Temperature

d)

Power

7.

An equivalent amount of torque is obtained with a 1" wrench with a force of ___ lb as with a 2' wrench with a force of 25 lb.

a)

200

b)

400

c)

600

d)

800

8.

___ is measured in lb-ft, or Nm in the metric system.

a)

Torque

b)

Force

c)

Power

d)

Work

9.

___ is commonly used to rate the power produced by an engine based on a finite engine speed.

a)

Work

b)

Torque

c)

Horsepower

d)

Throw

10.

Lawn tractor engine size commonly ranges from 11 HP to ___ HP.

a)

18

b)

28

c)

38

d)

48

11.

Spark ignition engines commonly use ___.

a)

propane

b)

diesel fuel

c)

gasoline

d)

DEF

12.

In a small engine, approximately ___% of energy is converted to useful work.

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

13.

The Celsius scale uses ___°C as the freezing point of water, and 100°C as the boiling point of water.

a)

0

b)

15

c)

20

d)

32

14.

A calorie is the amount of heat energy required to change the temperature of one gram of water ___°C.

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

32

15.

When force and radius (distance) are known, torque is found by applying ___.

a)

T=F+R

b)

T=F-R

c)

T=FxR

d)

T=F/R