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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 155 · 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 is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  7. 7.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  10. 10.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  13. 13.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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