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 40 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
- 2.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 3.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 4.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 5.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 48. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 6.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 27. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 7.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 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
- 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 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
- 9.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
- 10.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) black (b) water (c) white (d) the sky
- 11.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 31. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 13.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 15.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 16.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is hot (b) black is loud (c) black soaks up light (d) black is wet
- 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 83. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 18.🔦 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
- 19.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 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
- 20.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 23. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 21.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 22.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 47. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 23.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 48. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 24.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 10. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 25.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 95. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 26.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 27.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 28.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 40. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
- 29.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 30.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the black/white cut-off (b) the top speed (c) the wheel size (d) the battery size
- 31.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 56. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 32.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 31. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 33.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 34.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
- 35.🔦 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
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 37.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 38.🔦 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 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 30. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 40.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
Answer key
- the left sensor
- the black line
- the left sensor
- 45
- the white floor
- the black line
- the left sensor
- neither sensor
- neither sensor
- black
- both sensors
- the black line
- 50
- 35
- neither sensor
- black soaks up light
- the white floor
- the black line
- neither sensor
- the black line
- the black line
- the white floor
- the white floor
- the right sensor
- neither sensor
- the right sensor
- 40
- the right sensor
- 45
- the black/white cut-off
- the white floor
- the black line
- the left sensor
- the left sensor
- the left sensor
- 60
- 55
- the black line
- the black line
- the black line
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