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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 922 · 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.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  3. 3.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  8. 8.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
  9. 9.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  31. 31.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  34. 34.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  38. 38.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright

Answer key

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

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