Small Engines - Combustion Engines

Heat and pressure are produced outside of a(n)

• steam engine

• Wankel engine

• external combustion engine

• internal combustion engine

Which of the following is the correct process for creating steam to produce motion?

• Boiling - Heat - Mechanical Energy - Steam Pressure

• Heat - Boiling - Steam Pressure - Mechanical Energy

• Steam Pressure - Heat - Boiling - Mechanical Energy

• Mechanical Energy - Steam Pressure - Boiling - Heat

Back and forth motion, such as a piston in a cylinder is

• reciprocating

• rotary

• spinning

• linear

Spinning motion, similar to a crankshaft, is

• reciprocating

• linear

• rotary

• circular

Steam can be used to create energy in ___________, which produce rotary motion.

• pistons

• cylinders

• fans

• turbines

The movement of the piston from one end of the cylinder to the other is a

• stroke

• cycle

• movement

• round

The complete set of piston movements needed to produce power in an engine is a

• stroke

• cycle

• round

• revolution

Air and fuel enter the engine in the

• compression stroke(squeeze)

• power stroke(bang)

• exhaust stroke(blow)

• intake stroke(suck)

The air fuel mixture is reduced to about 1/8 of its volume in the

• exhaust stroke(blow)

• compression stroke(squeeze)

• intake stroke(suck)

• power stroke(bang)

The air fuel mixture is ignited in the

• exhaust stroke(blow)

• intake stroke(suck)

• power stroke(bang)

• compression stroke(squeeze)