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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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