U4 Lesson 1: What is a Bumper Sensor? Quizz

Which of the following describes how the Bumper Sensor works in a VEXcode VR project?

• Senses if an object is a certain color.

• It is a switch that reports if it is pressed or released.

• Moves the VR Robot forward or backwards a specific distance.

• Turns the VR Robot left or right a specific amount of degrees.

When pressed, the Bumper Sensor returns a value of 1.

• True

• False

What will happen when the Bumper Sensor is pressed in this project?

• The VR Robot will stop driving.

• The VR Robot will reach maximum velocity.

• The VR Robot will drive forward.

• The VR Robot will drive in reverse.

Which kind of block is the <Pressing bumper> block?

• C block

• Stack block

• Boolean reporter block

• Hat block

Which of the following is the best reason to use the Bumper Sensor?

• To instruct the VR Robot to report the distance of the nearest object in order to avoid a collision.

• To instruct the VR Robot to use information from its environment (e.g Did I collide with a wall?), and then make decisions based on that information (e.g. Stop when it collides with a wall).

• To report the velocity of the VR Robot in order to complete a task more quickly.

• To set the Pen position to down in order to track the path of the VR Robot.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4