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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 292 · 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 find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) a gear
  6. 6.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  9. 9.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  13. 13.🔍 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 touch sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  29. 29.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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