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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 231 · 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 follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  9. 9.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  21. 21.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  23. 23.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  32. 32.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  39. 39.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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