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