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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 472 · 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 gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  7. 7.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  13. 13.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  32. 32.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  38. 38.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to use more power
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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