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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 934 · 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 camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  2. 2.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  6. 6.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure a turn angle (d) follow a black line
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) hear a whistle
  10. 10.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
  13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure a turn angle
  15. 15.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) find the brightest spot (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  25. 25.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
  26. 26.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  28. 28.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor

Answer key

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

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