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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 89 · 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 temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  3. 3.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  4. 4.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) a gear (d) an input
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  14. 14.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  21. 21.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  29. 29.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) start on a hand clap
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) know a button is pressed
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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