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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 409 · 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 gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  25. 25.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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