Solar Car Definitions

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Across
  1. 3. The frame of a vehicle that supports it.
  2. 5. Keeping wheels in a good position so they don't slide and create friction.
  3. 7. A system that uses a flexible pipe to give power to a motor.
  4. 10. The transfer of energy or power straight through to the motor. This is done through a system of connected gears
  5. 12. Something that transports energy from the solar panel to the motor of a solar car.
  6. 15. How fast an objet moves. Speed is calculated by dividing distance by time.
  7. 16. An object that directs sun light to a solar panel to give a solar car more power.
  8. 17. The force execrating a car. The large gear goes on the shaft and the small gear goes on the axil.
Down
  1. 1. Surface resistance that occurs from sliding or rolling.
  2. 2. drive A system that powers a motor using gears.
  3. 4. The part of a vehicle that deals with the effect of motion and gases on the movement of a vehicle.
  4. 5. The act of evening out weight on a vehicle
  5. 6. Substances such as oil or grease that help vehicles run.
  6. 8. The resistance to motion that can be encountered when an object moves through air.
  7. 9. The act of two thing rubbing against each other more freely.
  8. 11. The act of a vehicle getting pushed forward by a motor
  9. 13. An increase of speed or velocity.
  10. 14. The speed of something in a given direction.
  11. 18. The way wind effects the speed of a car