RAILWAYS OF THE FUTURE?

RAILWAYS OF THE FUTURE?

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

KG - University

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video discusses the testing of a supersonic rocket car at a California airbase. The car, which travels on rails, is part of the quest for greater speed, reaching over a thousand miles per hour. It features no onboard radio and uses a retarding rocket to stop, which is automatically fired, creating a dramatic visual effect.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the supersonic rocket car being tested?

In a desert in Arizona

At an airbase in California

On a highway in Texas

At a racetrack in Nevada

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is missing from the rocket car during its test?

A radio

A steering wheel

A driver

A speedometer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the rocket car at the end of the track?

It reverses back

It flies off the track

It bounces to a stop

It explodes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the rocket car come to a stop after its run?

By a retarding rocket

By hitting a barrier

By using parachutes

By running out of fuel

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What speed did the rocket car reportedly reach during its second run?

500 miles per hour

750 miles per hour

1000 miles per hour

1200 miles per hour