what a liter is and does in reference to a vehicle engine.

Question

what a liter is and does in reference to a vehicle engine.

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Answer 1

Picture a water bottle. Now we spray a little gasoline in it and light it, so the gas goes boom. We use the boom to push a stick, which pushes a gear, which turns another gear, which ultimately pushes the wheels.

Engines use multiple of these “water bottles” (called cylinders) – each going boom in sequence to power the wheels.

Liters refer to the total size of the water bottles (cylinders). Bigger bottles = more gas = more boom = more go.