Hover Technology and Its Applications

Hover Technology and Its Applications

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Business, Technology

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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Greg Henderson, CEO and co-founder, discusses the development of hover technology, including hoverboards and hover engines. The technology uses magnetic fields to levitate objects, offering energy efficiency and the potential to surpass traditional transportation methods. The hoverboard requires significantly less energy than a helicopter. The technology's future applications include transforming freeways into greenways and achieving carbon-negative transportation. Currently powered by batteries, the hoverboard can utilize various energy storage methods.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Greg Henderson?

A professional athlete

CEO and co-founder of a hover technology company

A famous scientist

An astronaut

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the potential applications of hover technology mentioned by Greg?

Developing space stations

Creating flying cars

Levitation of houses for safety

Building underwater cities

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much energy does the hoverboard require compared to a helicopter?

Twice as much

The same amount

A quarter of the energy

Half as much

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when the hoverboard breaks contact with the Earth?

It becomes heavier

Friction is eliminated

It stops moving

It uses more energy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key difference between the new hover technology and current magnetic technologies?

It is slower

It can move in any direction

It is more expensive

It requires a track

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What transformation can freeways undergo with hover technology?

Become wider

Turn into Greenways

Be elevated

Become toll roads

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one environmental benefit of hover technology?

Carbon-negative transportation

More noise pollution

Increased air pollution

Higher energy consumption

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is currently used to power the hoverboard?

Nuclear power

Batteries

Wind energy

Solar panels