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 30 over black and 80 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 10 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 3.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
- 4.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 5.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) water (c) the sky (d) black
- 6.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
- 7.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 60. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 8.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
- 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 26. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 10.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 11.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 13.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) far behind it (b) between the two sensors (c) under the left sensor (d) under the right sensor
- 14.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
- 15.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 95. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
- 16.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 17.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 18.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 23. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 19.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 20.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the black/white cut-off (b) the wheel size (c) the battery size (d) the top speed
- 21.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 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
- 22.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 23.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 65. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 24.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 72. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 25.⬛ 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
- 26.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 52. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 27.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 28.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 42. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 30.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 31.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 32.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 10 and the right sensor reads 95. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 33.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 34.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
- 35.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 71. 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 40 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 38.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 39.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 75. 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 60 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
Answer key
- 55
- both sensors
- both sensors
- 55
- black
- the right sensor
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the black line
- 60
- 50
- 45
- between the two sensors
- both sensors
- neither sensor
- the black line
- 50
- the black line
- the white floor
- the black/white cut-off
- neither sensor
- 50
- the white floor
- the white floor
- black soaks up light
- the black line
- 45
- the black line
- 60
- 50
- the right sensor
- the left sensor
- the right sensor
- neither sensor
- the right sensor
- the white floor
- the left sensor
- 35
- the white floor
- neither sensor
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