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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 340 · 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 hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  5. 5.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  7. 7.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  19. 19.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  23. 23.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  27. 27.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  33. 33.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  34. 34.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) start on a hand clap
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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