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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 349 · 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 temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  8. 8.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  17. 17.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  20. 20.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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