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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 97 · 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 sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) sound
  5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
  6. 6.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
  8. 8.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  9. 9.🔍 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
  11. 11.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) find the brightest spot (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
  12. 12.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  14. 14.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a black surface
  15. 15.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  21. 21.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
  24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) spot a red ball
  31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) spot a red ball
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) know a button is pressed (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  35. 35.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  38. 38.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) start on a hand clap (d) stay balanced upright
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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