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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 68 · 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 know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  5. 5.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) temperature (d) sound
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  15. 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  16. 16.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  19. 19.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  23. 23.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  28. 28.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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