Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 480 · 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 is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
3. 3.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a camera (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
5. 5.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) hear a whistle (c) stay balanced upright (d) measure a turn angle
9. 9.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) find the brightest spot (c) stay balanced upright (d) know a button is pressed
10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a camera (b) a gyro sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a light sensor
11. 11.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) warn if motors get hot (d) follow a black line
12. 12.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) find the brightest spot
13. 13.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) know a button is pressed (c) find the brightest spot (d) warn if motors get hot
14. 14.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) stop before a wall
15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a temperature sensor
16. 16.Which job needs a camera? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) spot a red ball (c) find the brightest spot (d) know a button is pressed
17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
18. 18.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) colour (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
20. 20.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) follow a black line (c) know a button is pressed (d) start on a hand clap
21. 21.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) follow a black line (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
26. 26.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) spot a red ball (c) measure how far a box is (d) stop before a wall
27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
28. 28.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: to follow a black line, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
32. 32.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) warn if motors get hot
33. 33.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) an input (c) a gear (d) a wheel
37. 37.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to be heavier (b) to look colourful (c) to know their world (d) to use more power
38. 38.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a sound sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a camera

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