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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 644 · 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.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  26. 26.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  39. 39.🔍 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
  40. 40.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed

Answer key

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

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