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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

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