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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 236 · 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 stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  3. 3.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) temperature (d) sound
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) spot a red ball
  29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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