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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 258 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  4. 4.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  11. 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  15. 15.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  17. 17.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) follow a black line
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  30. 30.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  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 find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor

Answer key

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

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