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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 88 · 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 job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  2. 2.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) an output
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) start on a hand clap
  9. 9.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) hear a whistle
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  23. 23.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  32. 32.🔍 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
  33. 33.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) warn if motors get hot
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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