Some of the Factors That Decrease Efficiency of Automobiles Include

question 27

Multiple Choice

Some of the factors that decrease efficiency of automobiles include:

• A) friction between tires and the road
• B) Energy lost as heat during combustion inside the engine
• C) their heavy weight relative to the weight of passengers
• D) friction and energy lost as heat during combustion inside the engine
• E) all of these answer choices are correct

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