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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 859 · 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 sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  15. 15.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) an input (d) a wheel
  16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  19. 19.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  26. 26.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
  29. 29.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
  32. 32.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) stay balanced upright
  37. 37.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) find the brightest spot
  38. 38.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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