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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 967 · 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.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a black line
  5. 5.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
  9. 9.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  12. 12.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) measure a turn angle (d) stay balanced upright
  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.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) follow a black line
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  27. 27.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
  28. 28.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  31. 31.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
  32. 32.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  33. 33.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
  40. 40.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour

Answer key

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

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