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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 995 · 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 light sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) find the brightest spot (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  2. 2.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  5. 5.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
  6. 6.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
  9. 9.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  13. 13.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an output (c) an input (d) a gear
  15. 15.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) feel a bump into a wall
  16. 16.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
  18. 18.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) know a button is pressed (c) stop before a wall (d) measure a turn angle
  19. 19.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
  23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) measure how far a box is
  24. 24.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  26. 26.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  29. 29.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) measure how far a box is (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) turning (rotation) (c) colour (d) sound
  34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) spot a red ball (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
  35. 35.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) feel a bump into a wall
  39. 39.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor

Answer key

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

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