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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 138 · 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 gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) an input
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  21. 21.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle

Answer key

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

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