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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 928 · 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 job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
  6. 6.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  11. 11.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  16. 16.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure how far a box is
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  27. 27.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) spot a red ball
  32. 32.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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