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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 223 · 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 job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) start on a hand clap
  13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) colour
  17. 17.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  18. 18.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  28. 28.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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