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 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 53. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 2.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 83. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 3.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 4.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 5.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) under the left sensor (c) far behind it (d) between the two sensors
- 6.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 24. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 7.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 62. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 8.⬛ 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
- 9.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 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
- 10.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) water (c) the sky (d) black
- 11.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 46. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 13.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 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 80 and the right sensor reads 10. 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 70 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 16.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 68. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 42. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 18.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 45. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 19.🔦 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) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 20.🔦 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
- 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 10. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 22.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 23.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 24.🔦 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
- 25.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 26.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 56. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 28.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 57. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 29.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is wet (b) black is loud (c) black soaks up light (d) black is hot
- 30.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 31.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 51. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 32.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 33.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
- 34.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 17. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 35.🔦 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
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 22. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 37.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 38.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 54. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 39.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 35. 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 90 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
Answer key
- the white floor
- the white floor
- 45
- 35
- between the two sensors
- the black line
- the white floor
- the black/white cut-off
- the left sensor
- black
- 55
- the white floor
- 55
- the right sensor
- neither sensor
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the left sensor
- the white floor
- the black line
- neither sensor
- the black line
- the black line
- 45
- both sensors
- the white floor
- the white floor
- black soaks up light
- 40
- the white floor
- 50
- the white floor
- the black line
- the white floor
- the black line
- 45
- the white floor
- the black line
- neither sensor
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