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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors

Robotics lesson 18: Light sensors and lines · Set 69 · 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.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is hot (b) black is wet (c) black soaks up light (d) black is loud
  2. 2.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  3. 3.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  4. 4.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  5. 5.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  6. 6.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the left sensor (b) under the right sensor (c) far behind it (d) between the two sensors
  7. 7.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  8. 8.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 40. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  9. 9.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  10. 10.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  11. 11.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 43. 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 75 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  13. 13.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) water (b) white (c) black (d) the sky
  14. 14.🔦 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
  15. 15.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  16. 16.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  17. 17.🔦 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 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 35. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  19. 19.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  20. 20.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  21. 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 64. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  22. 22.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  23. 23.🔦 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) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
  24. 24.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  25. 25.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  26. 26.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  27. 27.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  28. 28.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 10 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
  29. 29.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  30. 30.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  31. 31.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the wheel size (b) the top speed (c) the black/white cut-off (d) the battery size
  32. 32.🔦 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
  33. 33.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 85 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right 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 37. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  35. 35.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 46. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  36. 36.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  37. 37.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  38. 38.🔦 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) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  39. 39.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  40. 40.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors

Answer key

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

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