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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors

Robotics lesson 18: Light sensors and lines · Set 540 · 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 wheel size (b) the black/white cut-off (c) the top speed (d) the battery size
  2. 2.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) black (b) water (c) the sky (d) white
  3. 3.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  4. 4.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the left sensor (b) far behind it (c) under the right sensor (d) between the two sensors
  5. 5.🔦 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) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  6. 6.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  7. 7.🔦 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
  8. 8.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  9. 9.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 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
  10. 10.⬛ 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
  11. 11.🔦 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 right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
  12. 12.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  13. 13.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  14. 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  15. 15.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 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 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  17. 17.🔦 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) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
  18. 18.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  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 65 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
  21. 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 57. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  22. 22.🔦 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
  23. 23.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  24. 24.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  25. 25.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  26. 26.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  27. 27.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
  28. 28.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 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
  29. 29.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
  30. 30.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 25. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  31. 31.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  32. 32.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 75. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  33. 33.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
  34. 34.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 51. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  35. 35.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  36. 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 80. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  38. 38.🔦 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
  39. 39.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 33. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  40. 40.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 8. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor

Answer key

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

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