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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 171 · 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.🔍 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  5. 5.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  11. 11.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) measure how far a box is (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  21. 21.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier

Answer key

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

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