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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 839 · 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 sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  10. 10.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  18. 18.🔍 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
  22. 22.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  26. 26.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  29. 29.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) follow a black line
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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