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 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 74. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 2.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 3.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 4.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) water (c) black (d) the sky
- 5.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 6.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 7.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 8.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 53. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 12. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 10.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is hot (b) black is wet (c) black is loud (d) black soaks up light
- 11.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 64. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 30. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 13.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
- 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 15.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
- 16.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 66. 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 33. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 18.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 85 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 19.⬛ 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
- 20.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 21.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 22.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the black/white cut-off (b) the battery size (c) the top speed (d) the wheel size
- 23.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
- 24.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 84. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 25.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
- 26.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 28.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 30.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 46. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 31.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
- 32.🔦 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
- 33.🔦 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
- 34.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 35.🔦 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
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 35. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 37.🔦 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 left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
- 38.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 39. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 39.🔦 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
- 40.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 10 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
Answer key
- the white floor
- 45
- 55
- black
- 50
- 60
- 40
- the white floor
- the black line
- black soaks up light
- the white floor
- the black line
- the right sensor
- 45
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the white floor
- neither sensor
- between the two sensors
- 40
- 45
- the black/white cut-off
- both sensors
- the white floor
- the black line
- 60
- the white floor
- neither sensor
- 55
- the black line
- the white floor
- the black line
- the white floor
- 35
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the left sensor
- the black line
- the black line
- the left sensor
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