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 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 2.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 3.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 4.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 84. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 5.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 6.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 95. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
- 7.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 8.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
- 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 29. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 10.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) water (c) the sky (d) black
- 11.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is loud (b) black is hot (c) black is wet (d) black soaks up light
- 12.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the wheel size (b) the battery size (c) the black/white cut-off (d) the top speed
- 13.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 65. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 15.🔦 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 right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 16.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 63. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 30. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 18.🔦 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
- 19.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 20.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 21. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 22.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the left sensor (b) under the right sensor (c) far behind it (d) between the two sensors
- 23.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 24.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 25.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 73. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 26.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 51. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 27.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 28.🔦 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
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 72. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 31.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
- 32.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 33.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 55. 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 40 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 35.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 81. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 37.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 38.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 49. 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 38. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 40.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 10 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
Answer key
- 65
- the left sensor
- the black line
- the white floor
- 40
- neither sensor
- 55
- the right sensor
- the black line
- black
- black soaks up light
- the black/white cut-off
- the white floor
- 60
- the left sensor
- the white floor
- the black line
- the black line
- 45
- the right sensor
- the black line
- between the two sensors
- both sensors
- 45
- the white floor
- the black line
- 55
- the black line
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the left sensor
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the left sensor
- the white floor
- 50
- both sensors
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the left sensor
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