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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 225 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.🔍 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 temperature sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  6. 6.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  7. 7.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  15. 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.🔍 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
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  25. 25.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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