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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 702 · 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 stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  3. 3.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
  5. 5.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  8. 8.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  11. 11.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  17. 17.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  28. 28.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  30. 30.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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