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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 744 · 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 follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  6. 6.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an output (d) an input
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  30. 30.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  35. 35.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  37. 37.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor

Answer key

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

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