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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 164 · 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 start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  3. 3.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  20. 20.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  21. 21.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  31. 31.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  32. 32.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  38. 38.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall

Answer key

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

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