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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 654 · 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 stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  11. 11.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  24. 24.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  33. 33.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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