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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 903 · 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 touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) hear a whistle
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  6. 6.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  19. 19.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  22. 22.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
  24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  32. 32.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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