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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 242 · 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 spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  5. 5.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  10. 10.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  17. 17.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  29. 29.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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