• Question: how do cars work?

    Asked by to Daren, Lynne, Phillip, Simon on 18 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Daren Fearon answered on 18 Jun 2014:

      Cars work thanks to internal combustion engines. These work by putting a small amount of petrol in a chamber and igniting it. This produces gases which apply a force to a piston, this piston can then turn the wheels of the car, pushing it along.

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