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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 133 · 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 follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  7. 7.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  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 read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) an output (d) a wheel
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) start on a hand clap

Answer key

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

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