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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 815 · 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 find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  4. 4.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  7. 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  11. 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  12. 12.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) read a QR code
  18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  19. 19.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  20. 20.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  23. 23.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  39. 39.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor

Answer key

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

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