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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 676 · 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 light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) a gear (d) an output
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  10. 10.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  13. 13.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  26. 26.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  33. 33.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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