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Cars burn gasoline. Gasoline is pumped into the engine's intake, where it is mixed with air, called an air/fuel mixture. After it is mixed, a valve in the engines cylinder head opens and draws the air/fuel mixture into a cylinder. The valve closes and traps the mixture in the cylinder. In the cylinder is piston which moves up and compresses the air/fuel mixture. In the top of the cylinder, in the cylinder head is a spark plug, which ignites the compressed air/fuel mixture. The mixture explodes and forces the piston back down the cylinder. The piston is connected to a shaft, called the crank, which is connected to the car's transmission, which is connected to the car's drive wheels. When the piston is forced down by the exploding air/fuel mixture it forces the crank to turn, which turns the transmission, which turns the wheels. Without the gasoline, there would be nothing make the explosion which drives the car.
Look at the linked page for a more in depth explanation of how an engine works.
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Which of these performs the same function as gasoline in a car?
Protein.
How Does A Car Work Without Gasoline?
A Car Needs Gasoline To Work, Otherwise It Wouldn't Work At All.
How would you use gasoline in a sentence?
I went to the gas station to get some gasoline for my truck. Without gasoline in the tank, the car wouldn't run.
Can you switch from plus gasoline to regular without causing harm to your car?
no
Do you need a body to leagly drive a car?
welll if you don't hav a body then it's impossible to drive a car but if you can function like a regular person without a body then i suppose no but there is no real law saying people without bodies cant drive cars but its impossible
What is the average cost per kilometer to operate a car including depreciation maintenance gasoline insurance etc?
about 0.15 USD/Km without including gasoline
How do you get a cosigner off of a car title if the car is paid off?
You cant without the cosigners approval.
What is the function of spark plugs in a car?
To provide an electrical spark to ignite the compressed air/fuel mixture in a gasoline powered engine.
Gasoline engine convert chemical energy into kinetic energy. true or false?
A gasoline engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy.
A scientist wants to determine the effect of a new type of gasoline. He fills one car with normal gasoline and another identical car with the new gasoline. Which is the control group?
the car with the normal gasoline
Is gasoline being used in the engine of a car a chemical change?
Yes, the gasoline is chemically reacting with the oxygen in the atmosphere to create the heat needed to power the car.
What is the gasoline powered car?
It is a car powered by an internal combustion engine running on gasoline.
