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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 720 · 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 measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  3. 3.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  8. 8.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) an output
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  25. 25.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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