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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 477 · 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 follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  15. 15.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  16. 16.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  17. 17.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  27. 27.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  32. 32.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  37. 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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