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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 58 · 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 start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  9. 9.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  12. 12.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  19. 19.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  29. 29.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light 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.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor

Answer key

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

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