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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 375 · 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 read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) an input
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  25. 25.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  34. 34.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure a turn angle
  40. 40.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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