Ch. 11

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Ch. 11 Land and Water
Transportation1. Transportation- the process by
which people, animals, products, and materials
are moved from one place to another.mechan
ization?
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2. System- a group of related parts organized
to work together to accomplish a particular goal.
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3. Subsystem- smaller systems within a larger
system that work together to accomplish the
larger systems goal.
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4. Locomotive- self-propelled vehicle used to
pull or push trains of rolling stock (all types
of railroad cars).
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5. Electrically powered passenger trains like
the Japanese bullet train and the French built
TGV can travel 130-190 mph?
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6. Maglev-(Magnetically Levitated) trains
that are levitated or floated above a guideway
(track) and propelled (move forward) by magnetic
fields.
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7. Gasoline piston engine- an engine that
creates power by burning (combustion) fuel (mixed
with oxygen) inside the engine.
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8. Diesel engine-internal combustion engine
that burns fuel oil by using heat produced by
compressing air.
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9. Vessel-a water vehicle that transports
people and products. 3 types commercial,
recreational, and utility.
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10. Buoyancy-the upward force (upthrust)a
fluid places on an object placed in it.
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11. Hovercraft-air-cushion or ground effect
vehicles that work equally well on land or water.
Large fans create a pocket of air under the
vehicle
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12. Automobiles were made affordable by the
process of mass production.