CCE8 1-10

What are devices that convert energy into useful work, such as the movement of vehicles or machines?

• Pistons
• Engines
• Optimization
• Efficiency

Which term refers to the property of a system where it can return to its initial state without requiring additional work input?

• Reversibility
• Energy
• Conservation of Energy
• Optimization

What is the capacity to do work or produce an effect called?

• Pistons
• Energy
• Pressure-Volume Work
• Heat (Q)

What is the process of making something as efficient and effective as possible?

• Optimization
• Shaft Work
• Trade-offs
• Work (W)

What are cylindrical or disk-shaped components that move back and forth in a cylinder, often driven by expanding gases?

• Pistons
• Engines
• Irreversible Processes
• Efficiency (η)

What type of engine involves fuel being ignited inside a cylinder to produce power?

• Conservation of Energy
• Reversible Process
• Internal Combustion Engine
• Optimization

Which term refers to thermal energy, often measured in engineering to quantify energy transfer?

• Pressure-Volume Work
• Energy
• Heat (Q)
• Irreversible Process

What is the energy transferred to or from a system, typically measured by the force applied over a distance?

• Pistons
• Work (W)
• Efficiency (η)
• Reversibility

What type of work is associated with the expansion or compression of matter, as seen in a piston-cylinder system?

• Shaft Work
• Electrical Work
• Pressure-Volume Work
• Conservation of Energy

Which term describes work done when a shaft or propeller rotates through a liquid or gas?

• Pressure-Volume Work
• Efficiency (η)
• Shaft Work
• Engines