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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 190 · 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 black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an output (d) an input
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  6. 6.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
  10. 10.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  16. 16.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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