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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 493 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  2. 2.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  5. 5.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  40. 40.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is

Answer key

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

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