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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 143 · 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 know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  6. 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) an output (d) a gear
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  23. 23.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  35. 35.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  39. 39.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is

Answer key

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

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