Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 414 · 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.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a white surface (d) a black line
2. 2.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) a gear
3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to look colourful (b) to use more power (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a camera (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: to follow a black line, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
9. 9.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
11. 11.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
12. 12.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
13. 13.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) find the brightest spot (c) know a button is pressed (d) read a QR code
15. 15.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
17. 17.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) read a QR code (c) warn if motors get hot (d) stop before a wall
18. 18.Which job needs a camera? (a) spot a red ball (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
19. 19.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) know a button is pressed
21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
24. 24.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
25. 25.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
29. 29.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) know a button is pressed (c) start on a hand clap (d) measure how far a box is
30. 30.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a sound sensor
33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
36. 36.True or false: to follow a black line, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True

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