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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 324 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

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