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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 691 · 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.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  2. 2.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  3. 3.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  4. 4.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) stay balanced upright
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  36. 36.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor

Answer key

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

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