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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 151 · 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 how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  6. 6.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  14. 14.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  19. 19.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  32. 32.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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