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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 658 · 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 warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  6. 6.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  8. 8.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  12. 12.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  29. 29.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  32. 32.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an output
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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