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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 77 · 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 feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  16. 16.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound 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.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  39. 39.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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