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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 218 · 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.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  7. 7.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  9. 9.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  15. 15.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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