USS Eldridge Experiment and Its Outcomes

USS Eldridge Experiment and Its Outcomes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, History

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

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In 1943, government scientists allegedly conducted an experiment on the USS Eldridge, wrapping it in electrified copper wire. The experiment reportedly went awry, causing the ship to travel through time and space, appearing in places like Chicago in 1969 and Lake Me in 1983. The sailors were declared missing, marking the experiment as a disaster.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial setup for the USS Eldridge experiment?

The ship was submerged underwater.

The ship was covered in a magnetic field.

The ship was wrapped in electrified copper wire.

The ship was launched into space.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual event allegedly occurred during the USS Eldridge experiment?

The ship exploded.

The ship traveled through time and space.

The ship was teleported to another planet.

The ship sank to the ocean floor.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which locations did the USS Eldridge reportedly appear in after the experiment?

New York and Los Angeles

Chicago and Lake Mead

Miami and San Francisco

Houston and Seattle

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome for the sailors involved in the USS Eldridge experiment?

They were promoted.

They were declared heroes.

They were declared dead or missing.

They were given medals of honor.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was the USS Eldridge's movement described after the experiment?

It randomly skipped across time.

It remained stationary.

It circled the Earth.

It moved in a straight line.