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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 83 · 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 gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  8. 8.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  10. 10.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  12. 12.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure a turn angle
  14. 14.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) a gear
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  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 measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  40. 40.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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