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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 202 · 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 stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  6. 6.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) an input
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  33. 33.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  37. 37.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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