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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 92 · 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 know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) read a QR code (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  6. 6.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  21. 21.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure how far a box is (d) spot a red ball
  23. 23.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  28. 28.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  29. 29.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a white surface
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure a turn angle
  35. 35.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) warn if motors get hot (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  36. 36.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot

Answer key

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

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