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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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