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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 201 · 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 is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  3. 3.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  6. 6.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  12. 12.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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