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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 288 · 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 job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) a gear (d) an output
  5. 5.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  14. 14.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  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 warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  35. 35.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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