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