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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 536 · 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.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  2. 2.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  7. 7.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  11. 11.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  22. 22.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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