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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 335 · 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 touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  2. 2.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  4. 4.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  13. 13.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright

Answer key

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

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