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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 126 · 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.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  3. 3.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  9. 9.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  17. 17.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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