Look at two cars.
Look at the gas car.
A gas car has a pipe.
This is an electric car.
It has a motor.
It has a battery.
Plug it in to fill up.
Words to know
- pipe: a tube
- motor: a spinner
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Sources
- https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Gasoline_engine
- https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/internal-combustion-engine-basics
- https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/how-do-gasoline-cars-work
- https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Spark_plug
- https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Internal_combustion_engine
- https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/engopt.html
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