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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 853 · 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 gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  4. 4.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  9. 9.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) measure how far a box is (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.🔍 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
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  21. 21.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  22. 22.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  23. 23.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) spot a red ball
  26. 26.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  27. 27.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  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) spot a red ball
  34. 34.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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