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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 445 · 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 hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  10. 10.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  16. 16.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  17. 17.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  33. 33.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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