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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

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

Answer key

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

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