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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 245 · 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 job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  2. 2.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  12. 12.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  18. 18.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  19. 19.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  23. 23.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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