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 below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 45. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 2.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is wet (b) black is hot (c) black is loud (d) black soaks up light
- 3.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
- 4.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) the sky (b) white (c) black (d) water
- 5.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 6.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the battery size (c) the black/white cut-off (d) the wheel size
- 7.🔦 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
- 8.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) far behind it (b) under the left sensor (c) under the right sensor (d) between the two sensors
- 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 69. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 10.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 11.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 67. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 13.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 14.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 95. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 15.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 16.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 26. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 17.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 18.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 69. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 19.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 24. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 20.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 21.🔦 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
- 22.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 48. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 23.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 67. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 24.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 25.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
- 26.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 18. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 27.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
- 28.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 30.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 52. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 31.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 48. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 32.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 12. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 33.🔦 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
- 34.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 37. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 35.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 37. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 45. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 38.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
- 39.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 40.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
Answer key
- the black line
- black soaks up light
- the left sensor
- black
- 40
- the black/white cut-off
- the black line
- between the two sensors
- the white floor
- the left sensor
- the right sensor
- the white floor
- 45
- neither sensor
- 55
- the black line
- neither sensor
- the white floor
- the black line
- neither sensor
- the black line
- the black line
- the white floor
- the right sensor
- the right sensor
- the black line
- the left sensor
- neither sensor
- 50
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the black line
- the black line
- the black line
- the white floor
- 50
- the black line
- the left sensor
- the right sensor
- the black line
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