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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 966 · 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.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure a turn angle
  4. 4.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) hear a whistle (c) spot a red ball (d) know a button is pressed
  6. 6.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
  7. 7.🔍 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
  8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to be heavier (d) to look colourful
  9. 9.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  10. 10.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  12. 12.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) find the brightest spot (d) feel a bump into a wall
  13. 13.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  16. 16.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
  18. 18.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
  27. 27.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) start on a hand clap
  29. 29.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stop before a wall
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  39. 39.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) stop before a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  40. 40.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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