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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 689 · 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.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  10. 10.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  13. 13.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  31. 31.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  40. 40.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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