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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 635 · 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 hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  5. 5.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  11. 11.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) hear a whistle
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  18. 18.🔍 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
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  31. 31.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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