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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 185 · 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 feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  11. 11.🔍 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
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  13. 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  23. 23.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  29. 29.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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