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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 792 · 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 gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  3. 3.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  7. 7.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  16. 16.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  23. 23.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  32. 32.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  33. 33.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a sound 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 job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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