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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 413 · 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 job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  2. 2.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  5. 5.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  12. 12.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  19. 19.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) spot a red ball
  28. 28.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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