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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 793 · 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 hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) temperature (c) colour (d) sound
  6. 6.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  12. 12.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  19. 19.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) find the brightest spot
  24. 24.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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