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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 132 · 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 warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  6. 6.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  14. 14.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  15. 15.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  19. 19.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  28. 28.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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