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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 599 · 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 spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  3. 3.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stay balanced upright
  4. 4.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  7. 7.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  13. 13.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  16. 16.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  27. 27.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  28. 28.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  36. 36.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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