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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 45 · 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 stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  6. 6.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  8. 8.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  10. 10.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  12. 12.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  13. 13.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) start on a hand clap
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  32. 32.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 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
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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