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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 270 · 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 sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power
  3. 3.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  11. 11.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  22. 22.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  23. 23.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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