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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 57 · 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 follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  8. 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  23. 23.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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