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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 148 · 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 find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  13. 13.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  29. 29.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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