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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 984 · 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 know a button is pressed? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) stop before a wall (d) find the brightest spot
  5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  6. 6.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
  9. 9.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  15. 15.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  17. 17.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  21. 21.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an input (c) an output (d) a wheel
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  25. 25.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) turning (rotation) (d) colour
  28. 28.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a black line (c) a white surface (d) a dark tunnel
  35. 35.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  40. 40.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle

Answer key

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

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