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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 636 · 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 start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  16. 16.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  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 light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  26. 26.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor

Answer key

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

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