Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 382 · 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) an output (b) an input (c) a wheel (d) a gear
2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
5. 5.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
7. 7.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) know a button is pressed
9. 9.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) read a QR code (d) find the brightest spot
11. 11.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) know a button is pressed (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
14. 14.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to be heavier (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
16. 16.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) know a button is pressed
17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a distance sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
18. 18.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) stop before a wall
19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
20. 20.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) stay balanced upright
21. 21.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
23. 23.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) read a QR code (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) follow a black line (d) stop before a wall
27. 27.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) spot a red ball (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure how far a box is
28. 28.True or false: to follow a black line, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a white surface
30. 30.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) sound (d) turning (rotation)
31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
32. 32.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
34. 34.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
35. 35.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which job needs a camera? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
37. 37.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) feel a bump into a wall
40. 40.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False

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