Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 315 · 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 job needs a distance sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure a turn angle (d) measure how far a box is
2. 2.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
4. 4.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) start on a hand clap
5. 5.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) temperature (b) sound (c) colour (d) turning (rotation)
6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
7. 7.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
10. 10.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to know their world (c) to look colourful (d) to use more power
11. 11.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
14. 14.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) stay balanced upright (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
16. 16.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) know a button is pressed
17. 17.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) know a button is pressed (c) measure how far a box is (d) feel a bump into a wall
19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
20. 20.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a gear (c) a wheel (d) an input
21. 21.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) spot a red ball (d) measure a turn angle
23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
24. 24.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) warn if motors get hot
26. 26.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a distance sensor
28. 28.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to read a QR code, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a light sensor
37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False

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