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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 94 · 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 sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  3. 3.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  4. 4.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a dark tunnel (c) a black surface (d) a black line
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  7. 7.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  8. 8.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  13. 13.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an output
  14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  18. 18.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) warn if motors get hot
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) measure how far a box is
  30. 30.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  34. 34.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) follow a black line
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) stay balanced upright (c) start on a hand clap (d) read a QR code
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall

Answer key

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

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