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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 590 · 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.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure a turn angle (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  23. 23.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  24. 24.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code

Answer key

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

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