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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 822 · 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 job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  2. 2.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  19. 19.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  27. 27.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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