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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 161 · 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 job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  10. 10.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) a gear (d) an output
  16. 16.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  19. 19.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  29. 29.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  32. 32.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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