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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Fast Forward by Alex Fitspatrick

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 4
Date: September 30, 2016
Article: Fast Forward
Author:  Alex Fitzpatrick
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Answer Key

1. Elon Musk proposed three years ago a new kind of transportation called a Hyperloop.
2. Fans and magnets will power the pods.
3. The pods would travel 700 miles per hour.
4. Hyperloop One tested the idea in the Nevada desert.
5. The company sent a sled from zero to 105 miles per hour.
6. A Hyperloop is a people-filled pod that would zip through special tubes.
7. Answers will vary
8. Government involvement, government rules, and/or money will be a hurdle is the technology becomes possible.
9. The estimate for the Hyperloop route between San Francisco and Los Angeles is $6 billion.
10. Rob Lloyd is the CEO for Hyperloop.
11. The two companies competing to build the Hyperloop are Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Hyperloop.
12. Answers will vary


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