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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 543 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  17. 17.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  27. 27.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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