Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 641 · 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 measure a turn angle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
2. 2.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to know their world (b) to be heavier (c) to use more power (d) to look colourful
3. 3.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a sound sensor
4. 4.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a distance sensor
5. 5.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a gear (b) a wheel (c) an output (d) an input
6. 6.True or false: to read a QR code, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: to follow a black line, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
9. 9.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) hear a whistle (c) find the brightest spot (d) measure a turn angle
11. 11.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black surface (b) a white surface (c) a black line (d) a dark tunnel
12. 12.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a distance sensor
15. 15.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure how far a box is (b) read a QR code (c) stay balanced upright (d) stop before a wall
16. 16.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) stop before a wall (c) start on a hand clap (d) know a button is pressed
17. 17.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
18. 18.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) stop before a wall (d) stay balanced upright
19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a distance sensor
20. 20.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
21. 21.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) start on a hand clap (d) follow a black line
23. 23.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) warn if motors get hot
28. 28.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an output (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an input
29. 29.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a light sensor
30. 30.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: to read a QR code, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) start on a hand clap (b) follow a black line (c) stay balanced upright (d) spot a red ball
34. 34.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) stay balanced upright (c) start on a hand clap (d) feel a bump into a wall
36. 36.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (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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