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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 709 · 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 warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  20. 20.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  33. 33.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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