2025 Transportation Subsystems Vocabulary

The force that moves a vehicle.

• Structural System

• Suspension System

• Propulsion System

• Control System

Why were Native American dogs not allowed to eat reindeer, whale or seal bones?

• They would choke on them

• They would get diseases

• It would offend the animals, because dogs are traitors to the Animal Kingdom

• Native Americans DID let dogs chew on those bones.

Manages the speed and direction (velocity) of the vehicle.

• Structural System

• Suspension System

• Guidance System

• Control System

Information about the direction and control of the vehicle.

• Guidance System

• Suspension System

• Propulsion System

• Control System

Everything that is used to maintain the vehicle

• Guidance System

• Suspension System

• Control System

• Support System

Holds up the weight of the vehicle as it moves.

• Guidance System

• Suspension System

• Control System

• Support System

Holds the vehicles cargo/passengers and forms the basic framework of the vehicle.

• Structural Systems

• Suspension System

• Guidance

• Support System

Open Response Question:

Explain how any TWO of the six transportation subsystems—structure, control, guidance, support, suspension, and propulsion—work together to ensure the successful operation of a transportation vehicle.