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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 55 · 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 warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  23. 23.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  27. 27.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  29. 29.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle

Answer key

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

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