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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 421 · 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 stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  6. 6.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  19. 19.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  27. 27.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  33. 33.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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