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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 51 · 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 sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) an output (d) a gear
  5. 5.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  7. 7.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  14. 14.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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