Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 337 · 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 is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
4. 4.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a gyro sensor
7. 7.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
9. 9.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) an input
10. 10.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
12. 12.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a touch sensor
15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
16. 16.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a camera (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
21. 21.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
23. 23.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
24. 24.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a distance sensor
27. 27.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) read a QR code (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
28. 28.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black line (c) a black surface (d) a dark tunnel
32. 32.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
34. 34.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) measure a turn angle (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
35. 35.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
36. 36.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which job needs a camera? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) find the brightest spot
40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

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