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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 874 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  2. 2.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) measure how far a box is
  8. 8.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  13. 13.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  23. 23.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  24. 24.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  28. 28.🔍 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 light sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) find the brightest spot
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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