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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 238 · 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 hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  8. 8.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  11. 11.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  23. 23.🔍 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  30. 30.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  34. 34.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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