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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 488 · 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) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  2. 2.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 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
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  22. 22.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  31. 31.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  39. 39.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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