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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 41 · 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 know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  19. 19.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  23. 23.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 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
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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