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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 470 · 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 measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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