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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 440 · 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 feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure a turn angle
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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