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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 665 · 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 follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) sound (d) colour
  14. 14.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🔍 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
  17. 17.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  26. 26.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  32. 32.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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