2.1 Answer the question: what is the main function of an engine?
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Soluzione suggerita: An engine transforms some type of energy into mechanical motion.
2.2 Answer the question: what is another name for a heat engine?
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Soluzione suggerita: It is also called combustion engine.
2.3 Answer the question: how does an external combustion engine work?
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Soluzione suggerita: It burns fuel outside the system to heat water and create steam, which drives motion.
2.4 Answer the question: where does the fuel burn in an internal combustion engine?
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Soluzione suggerita: The fuel burns directly inside the engine, in the combustion chamber.
2.5 Answer the question: what is the role of the sparkplug?
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Soluzione suggerita: It delivers an electric current to the combustion chamber to ignite the fuel-air mixture.
2.6 Answer the question: what do the inlet and exhaust manifolds do?
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Soluzione suggerita: The inlet manifold brings the fuel-air mixture into the cylinder, and the exhaust manifold carries out the burnt gases.
2.7 Answer the question: what is the function of the piston?
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Soluzione suggerita: It transfers force from the expanding gas in the cylinder to the crankshaft.
2.8 Answer the question: what is the function of the crankshaft?
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Soluzione suggerita: It converts the pistons’ up-and-down motion into rotational motion.