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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 166 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Half the echo path): Distance (cm) = 17 × echo time (ms), because 34 cm per ms ÷ 2 for there and back. Echo time (ms) = distance × 2 ÷ 34. Distance after driving = distance now − speed × time.

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  1. 1.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 19 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  2. 2.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 9 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  3. 3.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 7 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  4. 4.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 17 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  5. 5.📡 An object is 221 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  6. 6.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) sound is slow (b) to make it smaller (c) it goes there and back (d) the sensor is half
  8. 8.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a wooden box (c) a metal door (d) a soft foam cushion
  10. 10.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 12 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  11. 11.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) bright light (b) sound too high to hear (c) radio music (d) water drops
  12. 12.📡 A robot is 290 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 19 seconds (in cm)?
  13. 13.📡 An object is 136 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  14. 14.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 3 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 20 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  16. 16.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 1 km (b) 3 cm (c) 340 cm (d) 34 cm
  18. 18.📡 A robot is 100 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 9 seconds (in cm)?
  19. 19.📡 An object is 255 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  20. 20.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 1 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.📡 An object is 170 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  23. 23.📡 An object is 238 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  24. 24.📡 An object is 272 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  25. 25.📡 A robot is 180 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 28 seconds (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 An object is 119 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  27. 27.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a snail (c) a bat (d) a goldfish
  28. 28.📡 An object is 34 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  29. 29.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 10 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  30. 30.📡 A robot is 250 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 9 seconds (in cm)?
  31. 31.📡 A robot is 150 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 7 seconds (in cm)?
  32. 32.📡 A robot is 280 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 10 seconds (in cm)?
  33. 33.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 1 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  34. 34.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 3 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.📡 An object is 51 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  36. 36.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 2 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.📡 A robot is 250 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 24 seconds (in cm)?
  38. 38.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 3 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📡 An object is 17 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?

Answer key

  1. 323
  2. 153
  3. 119
  4. 289
  5. 13
  6. Yes
  7. it goes there and back
  8. No
  9. a soft foam cushion
  10. 204
  11. sound too high to hear
  12. 100
  13. 8
  14. Yes
  15. 340
  16. No
  17. 34 cm
  18. 55
  19. 15
  20. No
  21. Yes
  22. 10
  23. 14
  24. 16
  25. 40
  26. 7
  27. a bat
  28. 2
  29. 170
  30. 160
  31. 115
  32. 180
  33. 17
  34. No
  35. 3
  36. Yes
  37. 10
  38. No
  39. Yes
  40. 1

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