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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 287 · 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 know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  4. 4.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  22. 22.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  36. 36.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  37. 37.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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