Engineering Concepts & the Star Wars Universe

Question 1

Which machine on Earth can explore places remotely, like the Imperial probe droids?

Accepted Answer

drone

Question 2

Engineers have harnessed something like lightsaber technology for real-world military use.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The legs that support R2-D2 pivot around a fulcrum point, similar to which simple machine?

Accepted Answer

Lever

Question 4

In what way(s) could droids in Star Wars be considered more high-tech than robots on Earth?

Accepted Answer

They have consciousness and personalities

Question 5

The AT-AT walker combat vehicles used on Hoth are armored like which vehicles here on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Tanks

Question 6

Obi-Wan learned of a clone army being created on Kamino. What have we cloned here on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Cats, Genes/DNA, Tissue, Sheep

Question 7

C-3PO can translate spoken language in real time. Earth has not yet developed this technology.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Reactor cores in Star Wars use fusion to create energy. Is fusion an energy source on Earth?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 9

On Earth, we currently use deflector shields like the protective energy fields in Star Wars.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

This Earth invention resembles repulsorlift technology by lifting a vehicle using repulsion.

Accepted Answer

Maglev trains

Question 11

The Death Star's reactor core creates vast energy from nuclear fusion. In the real world...

Accepted Answer

this requires temperatures higher than we can create.

Question 12

Anakin builds and programs droids & podracers. Such skills relate to which field of science?

Accepted Answer

Engineering

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