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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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