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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 372 · 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 find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  3. 3.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  8. 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  13. 13.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  25. 25.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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