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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 186 · 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.🔍 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
  2. 2.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  3. 3.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  23. 23.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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