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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 927 · 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 find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  6. 6.True or false: to read a QR code, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 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
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to look colourful (c) to use more power (d) to be heavier
  9. 9.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) start on a hand clap
  12. 12.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  15. 15.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) a gear (d) an output
  30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) hear a whistle
  36. 36.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera

Answer key

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

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