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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 350 · 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 touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle
  6. 6.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  13. 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  17. 17.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  21. 21.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  23. 23.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) an output (d) a wheel
  28. 28.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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