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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors

Robotics lesson 18: Light sensors and lines · Set 368 · 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.⬛ 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
  2. 2.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 29. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  3. 3.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
  4. 4.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  5. 5.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black soaks up light (b) black is wet (c) black is loud (d) black is hot
  6. 6.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  7. 7.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  8. 8.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) water (c) black (d) the sky
  9. 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 27. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  10. 10.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  11. 11.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 17. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  12. 12.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  13. 13.🔦 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) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
  14. 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  15. 15.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  16. 16.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  17. 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 50. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  18. 18.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  19. 19.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
  20. 20.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  21. 21.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  22. 22.🔦 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) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
  23. 23.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 74. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  24. 24.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 43. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  25. 25.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) far behind it (c) under the left sensor (d) between the two sensors
  26. 26.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
  27. 27.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
  28. 28.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  29. 29.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 59. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  30. 30.🔦 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
  31. 31.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  32. 32.🔦 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) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
  33. 33.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 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
  34. 34.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 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
  35. 35.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  36. 36.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 43. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 82. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  38. 38.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
  39. 39.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 10 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
  40. 40.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 30. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line

Answer key

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

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