Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors
Robot tip (Below the threshold is black): Reading below the threshold → black; above → white. Threshold = (black reading + white reading) ÷ 2. Two sensors: the one that reads black is over the line; both white → the line is between them.
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- 1.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 2.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 26. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 3.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
- 4.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 54. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 5.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 6.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 7.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 95. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 8.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 74. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 10.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 41. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 11.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 70. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 13.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 14. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 14.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 34. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 15.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 32. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 16.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
- 17.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is hot (b) black is loud (c) black is wet (d) black soaks up light
- 18.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
- 19.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 45. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 20.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 39. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 22.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the wheel size (c) the battery size (d) the black/white cut-off
- 23.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 38. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 24.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 25.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 26.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 23. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 27.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
- 28.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 33. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 52. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 30.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 40. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 31.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 32.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) between the two sensors (c) far behind it (d) under the left sensor
- 33.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 68. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 34.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 35.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 53. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 37.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 38.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 19. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 39.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 25. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 40.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 8. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
Answer key
- 35
- the black line
- both sensors
- the white floor
- 50
- 55
- the left sensor
- 60
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the white floor
- 45
- the black line
- the black line
- the black line
- the left sensor
- black soaks up light
- the right sensor
- the white floor
- the right sensor
- the black line
- the black/white cut-off
- the black line
- 45
- neither sensor
- the black line
- neither sensor
- the black line
- the white floor
- the white floor
- 45
- between the two sensors
- the white floor
- neither sensor
- the left sensor
- the black line
- the right sensor
- the black line
- the black line
- the black line
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