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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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