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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 311 · 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.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  7. 7.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  10. 10.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  27. 27.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall

Answer key

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

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