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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 484 · 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 sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.🔍 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 temperature sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  16. 16.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  27. 27.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  32. 32.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle

Answer key

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

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