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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 656 · 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 sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  5. 5.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  6. 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  8. 8.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  27. 27.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  28. 28.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  31. 31.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  36. 36.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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