Tech I - Ch 11 & 12 - Vocab
  • 1. The upward force of fluid places on an object placed in it.
A) buoyancy
B) pressure
C) fluid power
D) fluid
  • 2. A water vehicle that transports people and products.
A) transportation
B) diesel engine
C) vessel
D) pneumatiac system
  • 3. Any substance that flows.
A) fluid
B) pressure
C) buoyancy
D) maglev
  • 4. The force on a unit surface area.
A) pressure
B) fluid power
C) maglev
D) buoyancy
  • 5. The use of liquids or gases under pressure to move heavy objects and perform many other tasks.
A) fluid power
B) buoyancy
C) maglev
D) fluid
  • 6. The process by which people, animals, products, and materials are moved from one place to another.
A) vessel
B) gasoline piston engine
C) diesel engine
D) transportation
  • 7. An internal coambustion engine that burns fuel oil by using heat produced by compressing air.
A) hydraulic engine
B) pneumatic system
C) gasoline piston engine
D) diesel engine
  • 8. Fluid power systems that are based on the use of air or another gas.
A) maglev
B) hydraulic system
C) pneumatic system
D) fluid power
  • 9. An engine that creates power by burning fuel inside the engine.
A) diesel engine
B) hydraulic system
C) gasoline piston engine
D) pneumatic system
  • 10. A term that is short for MAGnetically LEVitated. Trains are levitated or floated above a guideway and propelled by magnetic fields. The magnetic fields are created by large electromagnets.
A) maglev
B) diesel engine
C) hydraulic system
D) gasoline piston engine
  • 11. Fluid power systems that use oil or another liquid.
A) hydraulic system
B) maglev
C) diesel eigine
D) gasoline piston engine
  • 12. When force is applied to a confined liquid, the resulting pressure is transmitted unchanged to all parts of the liquid.
A) pneumatic system
B) gasoline piston engine
C) Pascal's Principal
D) hydraulic system
  • 13. The increase in force gained by using a machine; also, the number of times a machine multiplies a force.
A) pressure
B) maglev
C) mechanical advantage
D) fluid
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