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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 663 · 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 light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  3. 3.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) sound (d) temperature
  7. 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  28. 28.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  37. 37.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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