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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 76 · 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 stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  5. 5.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  10. 10.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  12. 12.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  21. 21.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  22. 22.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  25. 25.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  26. 26.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) hear a whistle
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  34. 34.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  35. 35.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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