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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 43 · 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 light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  6. 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an output (d) an input
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  13. 13.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  33. 33.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  36. 36.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power

Answer key

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

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