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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 713 · 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 hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  4. 4.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  9. 9.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  23. 23.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  24. 24.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  25. 25.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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