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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 451 · 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 touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  3. 3.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  4. 4.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  28. 28.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  33. 33.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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