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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 53 · 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 stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) spot a red ball
  9. 9.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 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
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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