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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 48 · 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 sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  6. 6.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  21. 21.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  29. 29.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot

Answer key

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

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