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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 620 · 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 measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) an output (d) a wheel
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  12. 12.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  24. 24.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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