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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 334 · 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 read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  6. 6.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  10. 10.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  16. 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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