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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 696 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

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