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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 119 · 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) feel a bump into a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  2. 2.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  16. 16.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  26. 26.🔍 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
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an output
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  37. 37.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball

Answer key

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

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