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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 418 · 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.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  17. 17.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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