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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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