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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 72 · 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 follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  7. 7.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  11. 11.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  16. 16.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  17. 17.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  19. 19.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) measure a turn angle
  20. 20.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap

Answer key

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

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