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What do ordinary cars use to ignite the fuel with energy from the battery?
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Spark plugs deliver current from the ignition system to ignite the fuel/air mixture inside the engine. They literally create an artificial bolt of lightning within the engine's combustion chamber. Shocking!
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The exhaust
The carburetor
The spark plug
What is the device that accumulates rotational energy?
Flywheels, which are designed to store rotational energy, have a history dating back to antiquity in human-powered devices.
The flywheel
The energy sink
The storage unit
What do you call the pictured safety features, which are crucial for driving in harsh weather?
Windshield wipers, also known as windscreen wipers, were first patented all the way back in 1896.
Frame reinforcements
Humidity regulators
These pictured components help stop your car, but do you know what they are?
Your car's brakes work similarly to the braking system on your bicycle — with one key difference. While your bike's brake pads squeeze the tire directly, automotive brakes apply pressure to a disc known as a rotor when it's time to decelerate.
Friction cushions
Decelerators
Stopper mats
What are these pictured engine workhorses called?
Your pistons live inside the engine's cylinders; they move up and down to spin the crankshaft. If your pistons start to fail, you'll notice a misfiring engine, rattling and even a loss of power.
Reciprocators
Undulaters
What is the name of the pictured item, typically visible in a car's interior?
The emergency hand brake, also known as the parking brake, is often used to park the car on a slanted surface. It usually activates a corkscrew mechanism that pushes a piston into the brake pads to stop the vehicle.
The antenna
The emergency hand brake
You might get a new one of these pictured components every 3,000 miles, but do you know what they're called?
Your engine oil serves the important function of lubricating each moving part, which is why it's important to keep contaminants out. Your oil filter constantly strains unwanted particles, and the mechanic changes it whenever you get a lube service.
Viscosity limiter
Petroleum strainer
De-cruder
What is this pictured item that sits on top of your engine?
Every car has at least one air filter, but many have multiple filters to help keep the atmosphere clean in the passenger cabin. The one for your engine helps ensure dust and other atmospheric particles don't interfere with the oxygen supply used in combustion.
Dust sieve
De-pollinator
What's the name of the springy part found beneath cars, trucks and motorcycles?
Engineers might endeavor to make highways straight and smooth, but you don't always get that luxury on surface streets. To help diminish the intensity of bumps in the road, automakers include shock absorbers in vehicle suspension systems.
Inertial dampener
Impact cushion
Vibration compensator
What sits behind the grill of this pictured car?
Your car's radiator takes heated coolant from the engine and releases that thermal energy out into the atmosphere. If you're ever going to do work on this component, make sure the car is cool so you don't burn yourself.
Water bubbler
What is the name of the pictured device, which reduces the toxicity of automotive exhaust?
Catalytic converters use chemical reactions to convert pollutants in automobile exhaust into less harmful emissions. Some can reduce automobile pollution by up to 40%!
The redox device
The purifier
The sequester
The catalytic converter
What is the name of the pictured device, which changes reciprocating motion into rotational motion?
The crankshaft is what converts the reciprocating motion of the cylinders to rotational motion. They were first used in water mills and sawmills, made their way to paddle boats, and eventually became one of the core components of automobiles.
The crankshaft
The under-shaft
The cylinder
What are these lower headlights called?
No matter if they're factory-installed or an aftermarket addition, fog lights help you see better while you're driving at night. They're mounted lower to prevent the fog from reflecting light directly back into your face.
De-misters
Low brights
Illumination enhancers
What pictured device is common on older cars, as well as new cars designed to save fuel or provide the driver with more control?
Manual transmissions account for less than 10% of the cars sold in the US, but are still popular among sports car and economy car drivers. Most new cars on the road these days are automatics, and some can even drive themselves!
The ignition switch
The manual transmission
The fuel gauge
The charging port
What is the name of the machine that mixes air with fuel and has now been largely replaced by fuel injectors?
Carburetors, once one of the most important components, have begun to see their purpose supplanted by fuel injectors, though they are still common on small engines for lawn mowers, rototillers, and other equipment.
Static pressure system
What car part is used to check fluid levels?
Your car has more than one dipstick, but the most recognizable one is used to check engine oil levels. To get an accurate reading, pull the dipstick completely out, wipe it clean and then insert it into the tank. When you pull it out again, you'll see if you need to add more lubricant.
Immersion measure
Oil plumb
Tank derrick
Which system connects a car's engine to its wheels?
Your engine puts out a lot of raw power, but that output needs some processing before it makes your wheels turn. The transmission runs that intense energy through a series of gears that keep it all under control.
Engine core
Motion chamber
What is this pictured item that resides behind your tires?
While some drivers use their mudflaps to display messages or advertise their businesses, they also serve an important function by protecting your vehicle — and the people around it — from flying debris. Most mudflaps are made out of flexible materials, but they can be fashioned out of firmer metals, too.
Tire bustle
Wheel skirt
Dirt guard
What is this pictured bulbous part of your car's exhaust system?
It takes a constant stream of explosions to make your car run, and all of that combustion can create a lot of noise. The muffler helps to reduce that sound by running it through a series of fiberglass pockets and resonance chambers.
Restrictor plate
What do you call this pictured multi-colored panel?
Fuses play an important function in your car, as they help protect your wiring and electrical components. Every vehicle has its fuse panel in a different location, and some models even have multiple panels.
Junction case
Fuse panel
Connector box
What's the name for the two posts that stick out of the top of your car's battery?
Your car's battery is responsible for igniting the engine, but there are plenty of other tasks performed by this power cell. The battery has two terminals on top, positive and negative, and these posts are where you connect it to the car.
Power ports
What's the name of this important part of your engine?
Your engine's pistons move up and down in a reciprocating motion, and the crankshaft turns that into the rotations needed to make your engine work. In older vehicles, the driver had to manually grab onto a handle and crank the motor to make the car start.
Twister pin
Piston arm
Rotary wing
What is the name of the pictured key part of the vehicle's ignition system?
The distributor cap covers the distributor and the rotor, protecting them from contamination..
The distributor cap
The collection cap
The amplifier
The fuel injector
What is this pictured decorative piece of your wheel called?
Your car's hubcap serves a mostly decorative function, but there is a practical reason for getting a replacement if you ever lose one. Hubcaps can help protect lug nuts from rust and corrosion, and that could come in handy when it's time to change a tire.
Tire cover
Wheel board
Logo disc
Hubcap
Which is the real part of your car's anti-roll system?
Your car's sway bar, which is also known as an anti-sway bar, helps to stabilize your vehicle while driving. Without this important component, you'd be in for a much rougher ride when driving on roads that aren't perfectly straight and flat.
Gyrometer
Veloscope
Rotary plane
Which of these is a real component of your car's drivetrain?
The differential is a component on every car, and it helps compensate for the different distances traveled by inner and outer wheels while taking a turn. While all vehicles have them, they're especially important in all-wheel-drive designs as well as four-wheel-drive autos.
Radial compensator
Over-under valve
What do you call this pictured functional component that also adds to a car's style?
When your car's wheels spin around, they kick up all sorts of debris, especially when driving on unpaved roads. Fenders became commonplace by the 1930s and became an integral part of the era's Art Deco automotive styling.
Tire lid
Accent wing
Hood flare
What part of your car generates electricity?
If your car's battery isn't recharging while you drive, the culprit could be a faulty alternator. This device generates power for your headlights, radio and other electronic devices by using properties of electromagnetism.
What is this metal cage you often see in racing cars?
While it might be more prominent in some designs than others, many vehicles come equipped with a roll cage that protects the driver in the event of a rollover. Some luxury cars actually have roll hoops that can be deployed if the computer detects a rollover.
Safety girder
Flip catcher
Support pipe
What component is responsible for distributing coolant throughout your entire engine?
Your engine produces a lot of heat, and it takes a constant flow of coolant to keep temperatures under control. The water pump takes the freshly cooled liquid from the radiator and drives it through the engine block before the whole cycle starts over again.
Recirculator
Arterial drive
What is the name for the coupling that can transmit rotary power by a shaft over a range of different angles?
Universal joints are often used in driveshafts to facilitate the transmission of rotary motion. If the drive shaft isn't in a straight line between the transmission and the drive wheels, you need a universal joint.
The cross shaft
The rotary
The hinge
The universal joint
The pictured part, which is necessary to keep the amount of energy in the car steady, goes by what name?
Modern voltage regulator designs use transistors to regulate the current in a vehicle. They generally force an alternator to maintain a voltage between 13.5 and 14.5 volts to recharge the battery safely while protecting the car's electrical circuits.
The battery control system
The voltage regulator
The battery plate
What is the name of the device that carries and positions a wheel?
The control arm is a critical part of the suspension that links between the chassis and hub that carries the wheel. They allow wheels to move up and down while preventing forward and rearward movement.
Wheel link
What is the name for the pictured link between the piston and the crankshaft?
Both ends of the connecting rod are free to pivot: The part of the connecting rod which connects to the piston is called the small end, and the end that attaches around the crankshaft is called the big end.
The joiner
The connecting rod
The piston hand
The sub-shaft
What is the name for the device that covers the manual clutch or the torque convertor of the transmission?
The bellhousing protects many components of the transmission, and is named for its usually bell-like shape.
Decklid
Bellhousing
What is the name of the pictured device, which is necessary to start diesel engines in cold conditions?
Glow plugs are used to help start diesel engines in cold weather. They can reach a temperature of more than 1000 degrees Celsius within a few seconds and literally glow with heat.
The igniter
The glow plug
What is the name of the component that provides both air and fuel to the cylinders?
The intake manifold's purpose is to evenly distribute the air/fuel mixture to the cylinders. The air is admitted to the combustion chamber on the intake stroke and is mixed with fuel from the injector, after which the combustion cycle continues.
Ignition advance
Ancillary system
Which of these is the technical name for the display panel that contains the speedometer and other gauges?
Your car's instrument cluster is your one-stop shop for information about your vehicle's performance. In this space, you'll find the speedometer, odometer and other important gauges. Some high-end models even recreate these instruments digitally on a small display screen.
Information window
Data panel
Readout pane
What pictured part of a car's suspension carries the hub for the wheel and attaches to the upper and lower control arms?
Not to be confused with the sewing component, a spindle connects to the control arms and holds the wheel hubs. They are also known as "steering knuckles".
Hub cap
Wheel mold
What is the name of the device that uses hydraulic pressure to stop a car's wheels?
Wheel cylinders are found in drum brake systems on top of the wheels and serve to bring the shoes into contact with the drum.
What components are designed to provide ventilation on vehicles that use petrol?
The Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve keeps pollutants created by your engine from being released into the atmosphere.
The PCV valve
The air ignition system
The air flow regulator
The petrol case
Which genuine part of your transmission sounds like it's out of a science fiction novel?
The planetary gear, or planet gear, might sound like it's out of this world, but it's a common component in every transmission. Much like the planets in the solar system, planet gears revolve around a central gear, which is known as the sun.
Impulse drive
Deflector dish
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