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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 426 · 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) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  23. 23.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  27. 27.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) an input
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
  34. 34.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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