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What is the correct order of the four strokes in a gasoline engine?

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  1. Intake, power, compression, exhaust
  2. Intake, compression, power, exhaust
  3. Compression, intake, exhaust, power

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  1. OpenStax College Physics 2e, 15.3 Heat Engines and Their Efficiency openstax.org/books/college-physics-2e/pages/15-3-introduction-to-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-heat-engines-and-their-efficiency Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. OpenStax College Physics 2e, 15.3 Heat Engines and Their Efficiency openstax.org/books/college-physics-2e/pages/15-3-introduction-to-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-heat-engines-and-their-efficiency Checked 2026-10-12.

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