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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 577 · 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 measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  3. 3.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  7. 7.🔍 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
  8. 8.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  11. 11.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  12. 12.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  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.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  22. 22.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  28. 28.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  31. 31.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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