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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 162 · 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 stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  6. 6.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  11. 11.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) colour
  17. 17.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  18. 18.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  19. 19.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  25. 25.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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