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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 614 · 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 follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  3. 3.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) follow a black line
  6. 6.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  11. 11.🔍 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  19. 19.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  23. 23.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  33. 33.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright

Answer key

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

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