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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 103 · 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 touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  9. 9.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  11. 11.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  12. 12.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  13. 13.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  38. 38.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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