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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 199 · 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 temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) colour
  11. 11.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) start on a hand clap
  26. 26.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot

Answer key

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

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