CHAP 3

Question 1

– for supplying the air/fuel mixture to the combustion
chamber of a combustion engine

Answer 1

Carburetion

Question 2

– space inside an engine block and cylinder
head.

Answer 2

Combustion Chamber

Question 3

• to create pressure in the combustion chamber.

Answer 3

Compression

Question 4

– the ratio of volume displaced by the piston to
the volume at the cylinder head of the engine.

Answer 4

Compression Ratio

Question 5

– volume displaced by the piston as it moves up and
down the combustion chamber commonly expressed in liters.

Answer 5

Displacement

Question 6

– a substance either gasoline or diesel that has an energy to
produce power when ignited

Answer 6

Fuel

Question 7

– unit of power equivalent to 746 watts

Answer 7

Horsepower

Question 8

– electrical component of gasoline engine that
produces a high voltage arc or spark across the air gap of the spark
plug to ignite combustible mixture of fuel and air

Answer 8

Ignition System

Question 9

– substance used to reduce friction, heat, and wear
when applied as a thin film between solid surface.

Answer 9

Lubricant

Question 10

– cylindrical-shaped engine part that moves up and
down in the combustion chamber to displace volume and create
compression.

Answer 10

Piston

Question 11

– rate of consumption of energy from fuel which
produces work per unit time through reciprocating motion and
converts it to rotational motion at a given torque and speed.

Answer 11

Power