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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 391 · 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 stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  3. 3.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  4. 4.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  12. 12.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  21. 21.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  28. 28.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  37. 37.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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