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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 342 · 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 sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  9. 9.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall

Answer key

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

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