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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 198 · 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 know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  7. 7.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  11. 11.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  12. 12.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
  15. 15.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  18. 18.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  27. 27.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle

Answer key

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

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