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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 434 · 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 gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  4. 4.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  28. 28.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  31. 31.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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