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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 526 · 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.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  4. 4.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  8. 8.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  23. 23.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  32. 32.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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