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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 256 · 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 sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  2. 2.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an output (d) an input
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  12. 12.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  13. 13.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  15. 15.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  23. 23.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor

Answer key

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

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