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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 389 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

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