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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 355 · 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 feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  15. 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) an output (d) a wheel
  16. 16.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a black line

Answer key

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

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