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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 724 · 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.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  5. 5.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  25. 25.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
  31. 31.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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