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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 214 · 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 stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) colour
  6. 6.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  18. 18.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  19. 19.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  24. 24.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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