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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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