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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 273 · 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.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  18. 18.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  24. 24.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  25. 25.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  32. 32.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle

Answer key

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

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