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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 429 · 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 start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  3. 3.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  17. 17.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.🔍 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
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  33. 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  35. 35.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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