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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 129 · 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 start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  4. 4.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  12. 12.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  32. 32.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  33. 33.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  36. 36.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  37. 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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