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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 435 · 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 warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
  12. 12.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  21. 21.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  22. 22.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  27. 27.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  36. 36.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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