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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 106 · 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) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  3. 3.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  5. 5.🔍 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
  6. 6.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  15. 15.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  18. 18.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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