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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 535 · 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 feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  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 spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  7. 7.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  23. 23.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  34. 34.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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