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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 844 · 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.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) colour (d) temperature
  2. 2.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  12. 12.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) read a QR code
  14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  19. 19.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  23. 23.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  24. 24.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  33. 33.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  35. 35.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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