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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 75 · 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.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  2. 2.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  8. 8.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) an output
  22. 22.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  25. 25.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  31. 31.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black surface

Answer key

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

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