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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 74 · 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 read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  9. 9.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  18. 18.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  19. 19.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  29. 29.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  33. 33.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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