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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 951 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

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