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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 412 · 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 spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  10. 10.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 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
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  26. 26.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  30. 30.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  31. 31.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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