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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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