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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 209 · 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 gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) stop before a wall
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  14. 14.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  17. 17.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  18. 18.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  26. 26.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  35. 35.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  37. 37.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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