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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 152 · 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.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an output
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  6. 6.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  9. 9.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  10. 10.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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