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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 394 · 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.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  8. 8.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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