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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 240 · 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 temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  6. 6.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  8. 8.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  13. 13.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  14. 14.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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