Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 11 · 40 questions

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.

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

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