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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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