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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 204 · 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 light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  7. 7.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  8. 8.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
  22. 22.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  28. 28.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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