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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 169 · 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 sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  8. 8.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  19. 19.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  27. 27.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  36. 36.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle

Answer key

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

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