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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 615 · 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 camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
  4. 4.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  5. 5.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  21. 21.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  23. 23.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  39. 39.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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