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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 486 · 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.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  2. 2.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  17. 17.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  22. 22.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  36. 36.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall

Answer key

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

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