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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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