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Motor Vehicle vocab
Question | Answer |
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What is the action of starting the combustion of fuel in the cylinders called. | ignition |
I am a disc or short cylinder fitting closely inside a tube in which it moves up and down against a liquid or gas. | piston |
I cause motion in an engine. | piston |
I am a dynamo that generates a changing current. | Alternator |
I am a pedal that causes a vehicle to speed up. | accelerator |
I mix liquid fuel and air in the engine in the correct amounts, vaporize them and transfer the mixture to the cylinders. | carburettor |
I am a drum-shaped part of a car's exhaust pipe designed to reduce the amount of noise made by an engine. | silencer |