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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 95 · 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 sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) measure a turn angle (d) hear a whistle
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  5. 5.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
  7. 7.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to look colourful
  11. 11.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) stop before a wall
  13. 13.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  19. 19.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
  21. 21.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  24. 24.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  26. 26.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  30. 30.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
  31. 31.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) start on a hand clap
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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