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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 139 · 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 measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  16. 16.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure a turn angle

Answer key

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

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