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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 200 · 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 feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  13. 13.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  20. 20.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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