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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Light Sensors

Robotics lesson 18: Light sensors and lines · Set 987 · 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.🔦 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) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  2. 2.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  3. 3.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 20. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  4. 4.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  5. 5.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the black/white cut-off (c) the wheel size (d) the battery size
  6. 6.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  7. 7.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  8. 8.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
  9. 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 17. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  10. 10.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  11. 11.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  12. 12.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is loud (b) black is wet (c) black soaks up light (d) black is hot
  13. 13.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  14. 14.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
  15. 15.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) far behind it (b) under the right sensor (c) between the two sensors (d) under the left sensor
  16. 16.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  17. 17.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 72. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  18. 18.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) the sky (b) white (c) black (d) water
  19. 19.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
  20. 20.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 5. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  21. 21.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  22. 22.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 38. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  23. 23.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  24. 24.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the left sensor
  25. 25.🔦 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
  26. 26.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 56. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  28. 28.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 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
  29. 29.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 68. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  30. 30.🔦 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
  31. 31.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 71. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  32. 32.🔦 A light sensor reads 40 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  33. 33.🔦 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 white floor (b) the black line
  34. 34.🔦 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 black line (b) the white floor
  35. 35.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) neither sensor
  36. 36.🔦 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
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 39. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  38. 38.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 63. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  39. 39.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 53. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  40. 40.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 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

Answer key

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

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