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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 105 · 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 helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  8. 8.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  9. 9.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  13. 13.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  19. 19.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  31. 31.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  32. 32.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera

Answer key

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

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