Transportations Flashcards

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Subway

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Train that travels underground

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Elevated Train

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Train that travels on rails build above the ground

Regular Train

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Keystone

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Stone at the top of an arch bridge

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Truss Bridge

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Bridge that uses a series of triangles to spread out the force

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Drawbridge

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Bridge that splits and can be lifted up to allow traffic to pass beneath the bridge

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Magnetic Levitation Train

Maglev

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Use of repelling magnets to move a train

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Combustion

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A quick burning or explosion of fuel

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Intake Stroke

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First stroke of an internal combustion engine that takes in fuel mixed with air

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Compression Stroke

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Second stroke that compresses the air/fuel mixture

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Power Stroke

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Third stroke that forces the piston down as the fuel explodes

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Exhaust Stroke

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Fourth stroke that pushes out any unburned fuel and gases that resulted from the combustion

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12
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Lubricant

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Material that reduces friction

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Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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A vehicle that does not use a petroleum product as fuel

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Thrust

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Power needed to move an aircraft forward

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Turbine

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Series of blades that turn when hot gases push against them

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Bernoulli’s Principle

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As a fluid increases in velovity it decreases in pressure

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Airfoil

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Shape whose top surface is rounded and thus longer than the bottem surface

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Lift

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Upward force generated by air flowing faster over the top of a wing than under it

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Weight

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Downward force generated by gravity

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Drag

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Backward force generated by friction with air molecules

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Pitch

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Movement of airplane up and down as it moves forwards

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Roll

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Movement of airplane wings tipping side to side

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Yaw

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An airplane turning right or left

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Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion

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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

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Propellant
Combination of rocket fuel and oxidizer in a rocket engine
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Oxidizer
Material that supplies oxygen for combustion
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Cryogenic Fuels
Fuel that is liquid only at extremely low temperatures under great pressure
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Hypergolic Fuels
Fuel composed of two chemicals that ignite when they come in contact with each other
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V-2 Rocket
Rocket designed by Germany for use in WWII
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Satellite
Anything in a regular orbit around the earth
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Space Probe
Scientific instrument sent to explore objects in space
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Drone
An aircraft that flies without a pilot
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Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle | UAV
Official term for a drone
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Unmanned Aircraft System | UAS
Official term for a drone and its control system
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Quadcopter
A drone that is similar to a helicopter but uses four rotor blades