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The movement of people or goods from one place to another
What is transportation
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The first successful aircraft of any kind was _______?
What is a hot air balloon
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A design which will most easily move a body through air or fluid, is known as:
What is an aerodynamic design
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The more "contact area", of the tires on the ground, the ___________will be the speed of the CO2 car.
What is lesser
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Contact friction can be reduced by
What is reducing weight/tire size
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Compared to transportation systems in the past, today's systems are faster and use a lot of
What is computer technology
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What is an important job computers do on today's ships?
What is electronic chart storage
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Henry Ford's goal was to...
What is makes cars affordable to the average family
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The more "frontal Area" of the tires and car, the _________the car will move.
What is slower
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Cars have been around since the
What is the late 1800's
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Depending on what things are being moved, different _________ of transportation my be chosen.
What is modes
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A vehicle that can travel over water, snow, or dry land by riding on a cushion of air is a _______?
What is a hovercraft
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Automotive engineers in the 70's and early 80's had goals to....
What is improve gas mileage
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The "swirling of air molecules" is called:
What is turbulence
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The CO2 dragster is propelled similar to
What is a jet or rocket engine
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Mass transit rail systems ______?
What is move lots of people around
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The very first boats were powered by______?
What is muscle power
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The "rubbing" action against the car:
What is friction
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More mass means the car will accelerate
What is slower
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The contact area, frontal area and turbulence all contribute to:
What is drag
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Trains that use electromagnets to levitate on their tracks are called________?
What is Maglev trains
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Autos, trains, conveyors, pipelines, and elevators are all forms of ______?
What is land transportation
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What force opposes thrust?
What is drag
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Surface friction can be reduced by
What is sanding, painting and waxing
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The four modes of transportation are...?
What is land, water, air and space