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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 341 · 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 start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  3. 3.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) an output (d) a wheel
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  14. 14.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  19. 19.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  20. 20.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  24. 24.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 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

Answer key

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

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