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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 596 · 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 is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed

Answer key

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

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