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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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