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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 352 · 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.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  7. 7.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  8. 8.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  21. 21.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  22. 22.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is

Answer key

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

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