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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 541 · 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.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  11. 11.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  14. 14.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot

Answer key

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

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