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After you have completed the Sensors and Detectors Homework, you can refer to these answers. Although it is better to have known the answer from your reading, the process of writing the correct answer on your homework sheet will help you remember the concepts.

1. Why are detectors and sensors important in studying physical phenomena?

.We use them to perform experiments.

2. List two ways a human can detect light.

a. With eyes

b. Feeling warmth on skin

3. How would you detect a change in the direction of gravity?

Your inner ear indicates the change.

4. How do plants respond to gravity?

Internal sensors tell the plant to move away from gravity.

5. Why aren't we sure about detecting "psychic energy?"

It is difficult to repeat the results.

6. Name two detectors of sound energy.

a. Ears

b. Microphone

7. What ways could you detect motion when in a car?

By seeing the motion and feeling it.

8. Can a blind person detect color?

There have been claims of that.

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