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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 627 · 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 temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  2. 2.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  15. 15.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  19. 19.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  21. 21.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line

Answer key

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

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