Chapter 1 Introduction to the Automobile

The ______________ was one of the earliest self-powered vehicles.

• Hummer
• Cugnot steam traction engine
• Tucker
• Taurus

Most 4-cylinder engines are configured in this way.

• V
• Slant
• X
• Inline

Automobiles became popular in the _____ century.

• 14th
• 16th
• 18th
• 20th

The VIN is commonly located on the __________.

• right side dashboard
• taillight
• trunk
• left side dashboard

The Ford Model T became famous for being ___________.

• mass-produced on a moving assembly line
• the first car
• hand built
• blue in color

Who patented the world’s first practical motorcar?

• Carl Benz
• Henry Ford
• Nicholas Cugnot
• Ferdinand Porsche

What is a push or pull interaction between objects?

• force
• work
• power
• energy

Objects have the ability to do work when they have _____________.

• force
• work
• power
• energy

__________ is the rate at which work is done.

• force
• distance
• power
• energy

What is the transfer of energy from one object to another?

• force
• work
• power
• energy