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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 294 · 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 feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  4. 4.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an output
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  15. 15.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  34. 34.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound 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 measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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