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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 157 · 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.🔍 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  14. 14.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  20. 20.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  24. 24.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  27. 27.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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