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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 671 · 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 touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) an output
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  24. 24.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  25. 25.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  37. 37.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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