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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 376 · 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 feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  11. 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  17. 17.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  30. 30.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  37. 37.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera

Answer key

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

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