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A moped used to look more like a motorbike, with a frame and footpegs. It also had pedals, so you could supplement the engine power.
Now a moped looks like a scooter, with a platform to put your feet on. The pedals have gone because the motor is more powerful. But it's still limited by law to 50cc and 28 mph. The legal limits on cc and speed are what define a moped. If it's got more than 50cc or goes faster than 28mph, it's not a moped any more. It's either a scooter (if it has a platform for your feet) or a motorbike (if it has a frame and footpegs.)
A scooter with a petrol engine used to be called a motor scooter, but everyone started abbreviating that to scooter. The word scooter without the motor prefix used to be reserved for something with no engine, just two wheels and a platform to stand on. You would 'scoot' along with your foot.
Now we have another type of motor scooter with an electric motor, which we call an e-scooter.
I hope that's clear? There will be an exam tomorrow.