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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 515 · 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 know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  33. 33.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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