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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 249 · 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.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  2. 2.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  34. 34.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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