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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 358 · 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 follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  5. 5.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  11. 11.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  17. 17.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  18. 18.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  28. 28.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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