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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 128 · 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.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) a gear
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  3. 3.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  9. 9.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  23. 23.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera

Answer key

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

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