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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 933 · 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) stop before a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure a turn angle (d) warn if motors get hot
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a dark tunnel (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  5. 5.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) start on a hand clap (c) measure how far a box is (d) follow a black line
  6. 6.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) a gear
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  12. 12.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
  14. 14.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  23. 23.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  34. 34.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which job needs a camera? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) follow a black line
  37. 37.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stay balanced upright (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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