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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 686 · 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 find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  19. 19.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  21. 21.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) colour (c) temperature (d) sound
  28. 28.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  30. 30.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  33. 33.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) stop before a wall
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  39. 39.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code

Answer key

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

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