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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors

Robotics lesson 18: Light sensors and lines · Set 523 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.⬛ 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
  2. 2.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) black (b) water (c) white (d) the sky
  3. 3.🔦 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
  4. 4.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 16. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  5. 5.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 65. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  6. 6.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  7. 7.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) far behind it (b) under the left sensor (c) under the right sensor (d) between the two sensors
  8. 8.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  9. 9.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  10. 10.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  11. 11.🔦 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
  12. 12.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
  13. 13.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 37. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  14. 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  15. 15.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  16. 16.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  17. 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 47. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  18. 18.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 5. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  19. 19.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  20. 20.🔦 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) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
  21. 21.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  22. 22.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  23. 23.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the battery size (b) the black/white cut-off (c) the top speed (d) the wheel size
  24. 24.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
  25. 25.🔦 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
  26. 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 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  27. 27.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  28. 28.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 47. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  29. 29.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 6. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  30. 30.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 60. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  31. 31.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
  32. 32.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  33. 33.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 56. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  34. 34.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  35. 35.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 72. 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 36. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 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 65 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
  39. 39.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 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 60 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor

Answer key

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

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