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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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