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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 353 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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