engine

Question 1

heart of a vehicle

Answer 1

engine

Question 2

types of engine layouts

Answer 2

• inclined
• horizontal-exposed
• v-8 engine

Question 3

inclined engine

Answer 3

simplest & most common with 4 cylinders

Question 4

horizontal-exposed engine

Answer 4

180 degree angle & saves height & balance

Question 5

v-8 engine

Answer 5

90 degrees, 8 / 12 cylinders

Question 6

first 7 parts of an engine

Answer 6

camshaft
spark plug
valve spring
exhaust valve
cam
mixture in (intake valve)
cylinder head

Question 7

second 7 parts of an engine

Answer 7

combustion chamber
cooling water
cylinder block
piston
connecting rod
crank case
crankshaft

Question 8

camshaft

Answer 8

controls opening & closing of valves

Question 9

spark plug

Answer 9

starts combustion by making spark that ignites air-fuel in cylinders

Question 10

valve spring

Answer 10

gives tension to properly close intake & exhaust valves

Question 11

cam

Answer 11

lobes on camshaft that push against valve lifters

Question 12

intake valve (mixture in)

Answer 12

controls airflow & fuel to combustion chamber for next cycle

Question 13

cylinder head

Answer 13

forms top of combustion chamber, & housing valves

Question 14

combustion chamber

Answer 14

enclosed space in cylinder head where combustion ignition starts

Question 15

cooling water

Answer 15

circulates thru engine to absorb excess heat from combustion

regulates temperature

Question 16

cylinder block

Answer 16

forms main engine structure & houses cylinders

Question 17

piston

Answer 17

the moving thing in a clinder

Question 18

connecting rod

Answer 18

links piston to crankshaft

Question 19

crank case

Answer 19

encloses crankshaft, rods, & other internal components

Question 20

crankshaft

Answer 20

converts reciprocating motion of piston to rotational motion