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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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