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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 458 · 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 stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  4. 4.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) an output (d) a wheel
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  24. 24.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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