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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 136 · 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 stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  10. 10.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  21. 21.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  23. 23.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  24. 24.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) start on a hand clap
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap

Answer key

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

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