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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 807 · 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 measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) colour
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  9. 9.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) stay balanced upright
  15. 15.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  23. 23.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  26. 26.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  27. 27.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  32. 32.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  33. 33.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  37. 37.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor

Answer key

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

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