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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 457 · 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 spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  17. 17.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  22. 22.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  26. 26.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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