Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 170 · 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.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
2. 2.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) turning (rotation) (d) temperature
3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
4. 4.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) stop before a wall
5. 5.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) warn if motors get hot (c) measure how far a box is (d) stop before a wall
6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
7. 7.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a black line
10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
11. 11.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) spot a red ball
12. 12.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
18. 18.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
21. 21.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) know a button is pressed
23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
24. 24.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a light sensor
27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) hear a whistle
29. 29.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) stop before a wall
30. 30.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) read a QR code (d) follow a black line
31. 31.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
35. 35.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) measure a turn angle
37. 37.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor

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