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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 63 · 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 sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  3. 3.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  6. 6.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) an input
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  21. 21.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  27. 27.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) start on a hand clap
  35. 35.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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