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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 102 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

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