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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors

Robotics lesson 18: Light sensors and lines · Set 370 · 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 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
  2. 2.🔦 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
  3. 3.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 44. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  4. 4.🔦 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 left sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
  5. 5.⬛ 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) between the two sensors (d) far behind it
  6. 6.⬛ 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
  7. 7.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  8. 8.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  9. 9.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  10. 10.🔦 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 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 15. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  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 robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
  14. 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  15. 15.🔦 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
  16. 16.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the wheel size (b) the top speed (c) the battery size (d) the black/white cut-off
  17. 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 85. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  18. 18.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  19. 19.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) the sky (c) water (d) black
  20. 20.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  21. 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 33. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  22. 22.🔦 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
  23. 23.🔦 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
  24. 24.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 77. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  25. 25.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  26. 26.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 31. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  28. 28.🔦 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) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
  29. 29.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 85 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
  30. 30.🔦 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
  31. 31.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 95. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
  32. 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 40. 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 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  34. 34.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 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
  35. 35.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
  36. 36.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 54. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  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 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
  39. 39.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  40. 40.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors

Answer key

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

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