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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 247 · 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) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  2. 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  3. 3.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  19. 19.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  20. 20.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  36. 36.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world

Answer key

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

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