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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 62 · 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.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  13. 13.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.🔍 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 touch sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  31. 31.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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