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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 194 · 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 hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  4. 4.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  7. 7.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.🔍 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  15. 15.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  19. 19.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  26. 26.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  33. 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)

Answer key

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

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