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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 229 · 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 is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
  5. 5.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  7. 7.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  10. 10.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.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) stay balanced upright
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  30. 30.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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