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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 173 · 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.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  2. 2.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
  5. 5.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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