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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 99 · 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 job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  2. 2.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  6. 6.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  7. 7.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) follow a black line (d) warn if motors get hot
  10. 10.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  16. 16.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  20. 20.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a camera
  29. 29.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) measure how far a box is
  30. 30.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) follow a black line

Answer key

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

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