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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 357 · 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 hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  3. 3.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 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
  6. 6.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) a gear
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  12. 12.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  19. 19.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  28. 28.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  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 stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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