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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 865 · 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) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) temperature
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  7. 7.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 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
  17. 17.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) hear a whistle
  19. 19.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) start on a hand clap
  27. 27.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) read a QR code
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  36. 36.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line

Answer key

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

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