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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 381 · 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 job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  2. 2.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  11. 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  12. 12.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  14. 14.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  17. 17.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  23. 23.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  28. 28.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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