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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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