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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 680 · 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 temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  7. 7.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) an input (d) a wheel
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  17. 17.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  25. 25.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  26. 26.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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