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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 261 · 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 touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  12. 12.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  28. 28.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  36. 36.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle

Answer key

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

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