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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 123 · 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) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  2. 2.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  19. 19.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  24. 24.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  29. 29.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  31. 31.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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