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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 761 · 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 job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  34. 34.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  40. 40.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input

Answer key

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

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