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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 797 · 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 measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a gear (d) a wheel
  25. 25.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) read a QR code
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is

Answer key

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

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