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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 398 · 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 warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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