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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 891 · 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 helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  5. 5.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to know their world
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  9. 9.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  10. 10.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
  12. 12.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  13. 13.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  16. 16.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) warn if motors get hot
  25. 25.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an output (d) an input
  34. 34.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line

Answer key

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

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