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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 368 · 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 measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  7. 7.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  21. 21.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  29. 29.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  36. 36.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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