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 30 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 2.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 3.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 4.🔦 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) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 5.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 40. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 6.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 7.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 8.🔦 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
- 9.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) water (b) white (c) black (d) the sky
- 10.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 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 30. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 12.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 13.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 14.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 15.⬛ 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
- 16.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
- 17.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right 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 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
- 19.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 20.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 21.⬛ 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
- 22.🔦 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 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 23. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 24.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 28. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 25.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is wet (b) black is hot (c) black soaks up light (d) black is loud
- 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) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
- 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 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
- 28.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
- 29.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 70. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
- 30.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
- 31.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
- 32.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 26. 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 73. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
- 34.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 35.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 35. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
- 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
- 37.🔦 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) the right sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
- 38.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
- 39.🔦 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
- 40.🔦 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
Answer key
- 60
- 50
- 40
- neither sensor
- the black line
- 45
- neither sensor
- the white floor
- black
- 60
- the black line
- 45
- 45
- 50
- the black/white cut-off
- neither sensor
- the left sensor
- neither sensor
- 55
- 50
- between the two sensors
- the white floor
- the black line
- the black line
- black soaks up light
- the left sensor
- both sensors
- neither sensor
- the left sensor
- both sensors
- both sensors
- the black line
- the white floor
- the black line
- the black line
- 55
- the right sensor
- the black line
- the white floor
- the white floor
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