ETF Transportation Vocabulary

Question 1

system

Answer 1

a group of things or people working together

Ex: team (sports team), automobile

Question 2

subsystem

Answer 2

system that’s part of a larger system

Question 3

vehicle

Answer 3

a machine used to transport goods and people from one place to another

Question 4

land transportation vehicle

Answer 4

vehicle that travels on land

Ex: car, trains, truck, and bike

Question 5

air transportation vehicle

Answer 5

vehicle that travels on air
> sorted into two groups
-> lighter or heavier than air
Ex: air plane, blimp

Question 6

water transportation vehicle

Answer 6

vehicle that travels on/in water
> sorted into two groups
-> under or above water
Ex: submarine, boat

Question 7

space transportation vehicle

Answer 7

vehicle that travels in space

Ex: rocket

Question 8

Subsystem in this vocabulary are represented by what?

Answer 8

(this is just an informative card to let you know which are subsystem) Anyways, it’s represented by an asterisk (*)

Question 9

*Suspension

Answer 9

vehicle's connection to its environment
> wheels
> shock absorbers
> springs 
Ex: seat, wings, wheels

Question 10

*Structure

Answer 10

basic framework of the system
-> in a car: frame
-> bicycle: frame
Main structure

Question 11

*Control

Answer 11

control speed and direction
> gas pedal: acceleration
> brake 
> steering wheel
> handle bars

Question 12

*Guidance

Answer 12

provides navigation and information to stay on course
> map
> compass
> GPS

Question 13

*Propulsion

Answer 13

provides movement
> engine
> rocket
> you
> pedal
> gears

Question 14

*Support

Answer 14

aid system, but not part of the vehicle
> traffic signs
> roads
> track
> helmet