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 robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
- 2.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 3.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 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
- 4.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 41. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 5.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) between the two sensors (b) under the left sensor (c) under the right sensor (d) far behind it
- 6.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 7.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 62. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 8.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 44. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 9.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the black/white cut-off (b) the top speed (c) the battery size (d) the wheel size
- 10.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 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.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 66. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 13.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 60. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 15.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 16.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is loud (b) black soaks up light (c) black is wet (d) black is hot
- 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 9. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 18.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 19.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 65. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 20.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 26. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 21.🔦 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
- 22.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 42. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 23.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 24.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 10 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
- 25.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 26.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 81. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 28.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 45. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 38. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 30.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 31.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 32.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 42. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 33.🔦 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
- 34.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 35.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 36.🔦 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 left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
- 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 49. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 38.🔦 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
- 39.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) the sky (b) white (c) water (d) black
- 40.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
Answer key
- neither sensor
- 50
- both sensors
- the white floor
- between the two sensors
- 40
- the white floor
- the black line
- the black/white cut-off
- 55
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the white floor
- 55
- 50
- black soaks up light
- the black line
- both sensors
- the white floor
- the black line
- the black line
- the black line
- the right sensor
- the left sensor
- 45
- 45
- the white floor
- the black line
- the white floor
- both sensors
- 50
- the white floor
- the black line
- 55
- the black line
- the right sensor
- the black line
- the black line
- black
- the left sensor
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