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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 196 · 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) an input (b) a gear (c) an output (d) a wheel
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  37. 37.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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