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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 262 · 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 distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  6. 6.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  8. 8.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  26. 26.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  27. 27.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  30. 30.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  37. 37.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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