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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 327 · 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) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  2. 2.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  13. 13.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  15. 15.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  21. 21.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  22. 22.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  23. 23.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) temperature (d) sound
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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