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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 54 · 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 job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  2. 2.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  25. 25.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  26. 26.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an output
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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