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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 380 · 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 stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
  18. 18.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
  19. 19.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  20. 20.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  35. 35.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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