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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 669 · 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 light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  3. 3.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  8. 8.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  11. 11.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  19. 19.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  20. 20.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  26. 26.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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