← Robot sensors lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 81 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. a distance sensor
  2. a touch sensor
  3. False
  4. to know their world
  5. a sound sensor
  6. find the brightest spot
  7. a touch sensor
  8. read a QR code
  9. True
  10. turning (rotation)
  11. a light sensor
  12. a camera
  13. a distance sensor
  14. False
  15. a gyro sensor
  16. a white surface
  17. hear a whistle
  18. a sound sensor
  19. False
  20. True
  21. a temperature sensor
  22. measure a turn angle
  23. start on a hand clap
  24. a gyro sensor
  25. warn if motors get hot
  26. follow a black line
  27. False
  28. know a button is pressed
  29. a touch sensor
  30. stay balanced upright
  31. stop before a wall
  32. spot a red ball
  33. an input
  34. a camera
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids