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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 220 · 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 stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  9. 9.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  12. 12.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  14. 14.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  17. 17.🔍 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
  18. 18.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  30. 30.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  32. 32.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed

Answer key

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

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