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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 990 · 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 gear (d) a wheel
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  5. 5.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a distance sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) sound (d) colour
  11. 11.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to know their world (d) to be heavier
  14. 14.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) read a QR code
  16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  18. 18.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  19. 19.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) warn if motors get hot
  20. 20.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
  25. 25.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
  26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stay balanced upright (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure a turn angle (d) feel a bump into a wall
  36. 36.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  40. 40.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot

Answer key

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

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