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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 433 · 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 camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  2. 2.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  10. 10.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  23. 23.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  31. 31.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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