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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 947 · 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 light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) feel a bump into a wall
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) read a QR code
  9. 9.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) start on a hand clap
  10. 10.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an output (d) an input
  11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  12. 12.Which job needs a camera? (a) follow a black line (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
  13. 13.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) spot a red ball (c) measure a turn angle (d) start on a hand clap
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  17. 17.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  21. 21.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) start on a hand clap (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) find the brightest spot
  25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) hear a whistle (d) stop before a wall
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  29. 29.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  30. 30.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to read a QR code, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor

Answer key

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

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