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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 841 · 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 camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  4. 4.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) stop before a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
  6. 6.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black line (d) a black surface
  8. 8.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) an input
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  25. 25.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  36. 36.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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