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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 879 · 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 sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
  7. 7.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) temperature
  8. 8.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) an output (d) a wheel
  12. 12.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) hear a whistle (d) follow a black line
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  29. 29.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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