My Car

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train (plural) (6)
  2. 4. A substance that can be consumed to produce energy (4)
  3. 6. An ocean trip taken for pleasure (6)
  4. 7. A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled ___ that is used to draw trains along railway (6)
  5. 8. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine (11)
  6. 13. The process of initiating combustion or catching fire (8)
  7. 14. Hoop that covers a wheel (plural) (5)
  8. 15. A worker who wipes (plural) (6)

Down

  1. 1. A restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle (plural) (6)
  2. 3. A safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident (8)
  3. 5. A mechanical device for engaging and disengaging ___ (9)
  4. 9. The act of grasping (6)
  5. 10. What lets us see; the opposite of dark (plural) (6)
  6. 11. A noisemaker that makes a loud noise when you blow through it (4)
  7. 12. Polished surface that forms images by reflecting light (plural) (7)