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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 158 · 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 warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.🔍 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  13. 13.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  18. 18.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  22. 22.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  24. 24.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  33. 33.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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