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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 278 · 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 start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  5. 5.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  15. 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  17. 17.🔍 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
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  25. 25.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  27. 27.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  32. 32.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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