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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 215 · 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 measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  8. 8.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  9. 9.🔍 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 gyro sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  12. 12.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  13. 13.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  14. 14.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  29. 29.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  33. 33.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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