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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 396 · 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 read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  7. 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  12. 12.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  14. 14.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
  19. 19.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  21. 21.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  29. 29.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  31. 31.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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