Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 42 · 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 helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a touch sensor
3. 3.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to use more power (c) to look colourful (d) to be heavier
4. 4.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
5. 5.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
8. 8.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
9. 9.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a camera (b) a light sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a sound sensor
11. 11.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) hear a whistle
14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a temperature sensor
15. 15.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) warn if motors get hot (c) know a button is pressed (d) measure how far a box is
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 measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a light sensor
18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) follow a black line (d) stay balanced upright
19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a sound sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a camera
20. 20.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) measure a turn angle (c) find the brightest spot (d) stop before a wall
21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
22. 22.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a light sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a camera
24. 24.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an input (d) an output
26. 26.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera
32. 32.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) hear a whistle (c) measure a turn angle (d) find the brightest spot
35. 35.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) read a QR code (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure a turn angle
36. 36.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
37. 37.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) warn if motors get hot (c) hear a whistle (d) measure a turn angle
39. 39.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True

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