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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 66 · 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 job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  7. 7.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  11. 11.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  19. 19.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  32. 32.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  33. 33.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera

Answer key

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

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