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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 646 · 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 spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  6. 6.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  19. 19.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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