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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors

Robotics lesson 18: Light sensors and lines · Set 286 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  2. 2.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  3. 3.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  4. 4.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is hot (b) black is loud (c) black soaks up light (d) black is wet
  5. 5.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
  6. 6.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 18. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  7. 7.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 66. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  8. 8.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  9. 9.🔦 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) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  10. 10.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 41. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  11. 11.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 39. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  12. 12.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  13. 13.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 38. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  14. 14.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  15. 15.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 9. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  16. 16.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 19. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  17. 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 66. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  18. 18.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) black (b) water (c) the sky (d) white
  19. 19.🔦 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) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
  20. 20.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 25. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  21. 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 31. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  22. 22.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  23. 23.⬛ 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) under the left sensor (d) far behind it
  24. 24.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the wheel size (b) the top speed (c) the black/white cut-off (d) the battery size
  25. 25.🔦 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
  26. 26.🔦 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) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  28. 28.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 25. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  29. 29.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  30. 30.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  31. 31.🔦 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
  32. 32.🔦 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 left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
  33. 33.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  34. 34.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 76. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  35. 35.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 49. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  36. 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  37. 37.🔦 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
  38. 38.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  39. 39.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  40. 40.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. the black line
  3. the black line
  4. black soaks up light
  5. the right sensor
  6. the black line
  7. the white floor
  8. the black line
  9. the right sensor
  10. the black line
  11. the white floor
  12. 35
  13. the black line
  14. the white floor
  15. the black line
  16. the black line
  17. the white floor
  18. black
  19. neither sensor
  20. the black line
  21. the black line
  22. 40
  23. between the two sensors
  24. the black/white cut-off
  25. the black line
  26. the right sensor
  27. 65
  28. the black line
  29. the right sensor
  30. 55
  31. the black line
  32. both sensors
  33. 50
  34. the white floor
  35. the white floor
  36. 50
  37. the white floor
  38. 45
  39. 40
  40. neither sensor

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