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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 739 · 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.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  11. 11.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  25. 25.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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