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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 1 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Match the sense to the job): Touch: bumps and buttons. Light: lines and bright spots. Sound: claps and whistles. Distance (ultrasonic): how far a wall or box is. Gyro: turning and balance. Camera: colours, objects and codes. Temperature: heat.

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  1. 1.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  10. 10.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an output
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  18. 18.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. spot a red ball
  2. a camera
  3. True
  4. a white surface
  5. a temperature sensor
  6. False
  7. a touch sensor
  8. turning (rotation)
  9. read a QR code
  10. warn if motors get hot
  11. True
  12. True
  13. False
  14. an input
  15. follow a black line
  16. a touch sensor
  17. measure how far a box is
  18. False
  19. False
  20. a gyro sensor
  21. a gyro sensor
  22. a camera
  23. measure a turn angle
  24. False
  25. a light sensor
  26. False
  27. stop before a wall
  28. a touch sensor
  29. False
  30. a light sensor
  31. False
  32. find the brightest spot
  33. False
  34. know a button is pressed
  35. a distance sensor
  36. a sound sensor
  37. feel a bump into a wall
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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