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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 195 · 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.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  5. 5.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  6. 6.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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