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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 232 · 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 warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  4. 4.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  12. 12.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  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 hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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