How does a car engine make a car move?
Tiny Explosions
How does a car engine make a car move?
You turn the key, press the pedal, and your car surges forward. But here's the wild part: inside that hood, there are tiny explosions happening thousands of times every minute. Those explosions are what push you down the road.
The engine is basically a metal box with cylinders inside — think of them like tall metal cans. Each cylinder has a piston that slides up and down, like you pumping a bike tire. When something pushes that piston down hard, it creates power.
