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 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 19. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 2.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
- 3.⬛ 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
- 4.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) far behind it (b) under the right sensor (c) under the left sensor (d) between the two sensors
- 5.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 61. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 6.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 85 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
- 7.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the wheel size (c) the black/white cut-off (d) the battery size
- 8.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 71. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 9.🔦 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
- 10.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 10. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 11.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 35. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 24. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 13.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) black (b) water (c) white (d) the sky
- 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 15.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 74. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 16.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 17.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 18.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 19.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 10 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
- 20.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 50. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 21.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 22.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 13. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 23.🔦 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
- 24.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 29. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 25.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 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 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 65. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 28.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 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 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
- 31.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 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 11. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 33.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 34.🔦 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) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
- 35.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 37.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 38.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 85 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
- 39.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 40.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 36. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
Answer key
- the black line
- the white floor
- black soaks up light
- between the two sensors
- the white floor
- the right sensor
- the black/white cut-off
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the black line
- the black line
- the black line
- black
- 55
- the white floor
- both sensors
- neither sensor
- neither sensor
- both sensors
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the black line
- the white floor
- the black line
- 45
- the left sensor
- the white floor
- the black line
- 60
- both sensors
- 60
- the black line
- 40
- the right sensor
- 65
- 50
- 45
- the right sensor
- the right sensor
- the black line
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