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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 235 · 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.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.🔍 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
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  10. 10.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  27. 27.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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