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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 748 · 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 stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  15. 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) an output (d) a wheel
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  23. 23.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) start on a hand clap
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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