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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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