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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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