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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 112 · 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 distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  2. 2.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  16. 16.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  17. 17.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) stop before a wall
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  28. 28.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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