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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 114 · 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.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  8. 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  16. 16.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure a turn angle
  18. 18.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  22. 22.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  23. 23.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  38. 38.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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