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Which of the following is true about the term 'motor' in general language?
Which of the following is true about the term 'motor' in general language?
- It can refer to both electric motors and petrol/diesel engines (correct)
- It only refers to petrol and diesel engines
- It is a term that is not commonly used in general language
- It only refers to electric motors
What is torque in an engine?
What is torque in an engine?
- The resistance produced by the moving parts of a machine
- The rotational force an engine can exert (correct)
- The rate at which an engine can work to exert force
- The measure of how much fuel an engine can burn
What is the difference between watts and brake horsepower (bhp)?
What is the difference between watts and brake horsepower (bhp)?
- Watts measures the rate at which an engine can work to exert torque, while bhp measures the power of an engine's output shaft (correct)
- Watts is used to measure engine power in vehicles, while bhp is used in engineering
- Watts and bhp are interchangeable terms for measuring engine power
- Watts is a historic measurement of power, while bhp is a modern measurement
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