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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 613 · 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 job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) a gear (d) an output
  3. 3.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  11. 11.🔍 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  26. 26.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  27. 27.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot

Answer key

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

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