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