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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 290 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  8. 8.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  11. 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  17. 17.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  29. 29.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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