Types of Pumps
How It Works
Pump Problems
Where We Use Pumps
Fun Pump Facts
100

This pump is used in cars to move fuel to the engine

What is a fuel pump?

100

What do pumps use to move liquids?

What is energy?

100

If a pump makes a loud noise, what could be wrong?

What is air in the system?

100

What pump moves blood in the human body?

What is the heart?

100

What is the smallest pump in nature?

What is a cell membrane pump?

200

This pump is often used to remove water from basements.

What is a sump pump?

200

What force helps a pump pull up liquid?

What is suction?

200

If a pump stops working, what should you check first?

What is the power supply?

200

What pump is used in bicycles?

What is a hand pump?

200

Why does a bicycle pump get warm when you use it?

What is air compression?

300

This pump moves liquids using spinning blades.

What is a centrifugal pump?

300

What happens when a pump runs without liquid?

What is dry running?

300

What can happen if a pump runs too hot?

What is overheating?

300

What kind of pump moves water in a swimming pool?

What is a pool pump?

300

What is the biggest pump system in the world used for?

What is flood control?


400

This pump creates a vacuum to move air or gas.

What is a vacuum pump?

400

What happens when air gets trapped in a pump?

What is airlock?

400

What can cause a pump to lose pressure?

What is a leak?

400

What type of pump do firefighters use?

What is a fire pump?

400

Which ancient civilization first used pumps for water?

What is Egypt?

500

This old type of pump moves liquid with an up-and-down motion.

What is a piston pump?

500

What is the part of a centrifugal pump that spins the liquid?

What is an impeller?

500

What can happen if a pump works against a closed valve?

What is damage or overheating?

500

What pump moves wastewater from homes and factories?

What is a sewage pump?

500

What kind of pump do astronauts use in space?

What is a zero-gravity pump?

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