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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 281 · 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 a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  6. 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) an output (d) a gear
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  20. 20.🔍 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
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) temperature (d) sound
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  24. 24.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  30. 30.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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