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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 872 · 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.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 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
  6. 6.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  10. 10.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) read a QR code
  16. 16.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  17. 17.🔍 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
  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 distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  23. 23.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  28. 28.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  29. 29.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor

Answer key

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

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