Observe - What is Forcing that Vehicle or Device?

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Can you imagine cars that can drive on water?  Stop dreaming!  They already exist!  The Gibbs Aquada is a car that can travel at high speed on both land and water.  It does so with very interesting lever technology that allows the wheels to fold into the wheel wells of the car so they do not drag in the water.
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The Gibbs Aquada is a sports car on land, but it is a powerful jet boat as well.  The water jet is powerful enough to pull a water skier!
The most important part of the Gibbs Aquada is its ability to propel itself on both land and water. It has only one engine. When it is on land, the engine powers the axles that make the wheels turn. However, in the water, the Aquada engine powers a water jet instead of the wheels. The water jet blasts water at high speed, pushing the Aquada forward in the water. The Gibbs Aquada is an example of using various forces to move a vehicle. If you are designing your own vehicle, you have many choices of force to provide the power to make your vehicle move. What are the main types of forces that move vehicles?

 Notebook: What are the various forces that make vehicles and devices move?

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