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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 322 · 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 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) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 8 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a snail (c) a bat (d) a goldfish
  4. 4.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 1 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.📡 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?
  7. 7.📡 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?
  8. 8.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 34 cm (c) 1 km (d) 3 cm
  9. 9.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 13 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  10. 10.📡 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 10 seconds (in cm)?
  11. 11.📡 An object is 289 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  12. 12.📡 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?
  13. 13.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 14 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  14. 14.📡 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?
  15. 15.📡 An object is 204 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  16. 16.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 5 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  17. 17.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) water drops (b) sound too high to hear (c) radio music (d) bright light
  18. 18.📡 An object is 85 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  19. 19.📡 A robot is 170 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 5 seconds (in cm)?
  20. 20.📡 An object is 187 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  21. 21.📡 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)?
  22. 22.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.📡 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?
  24. 24.📡 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
  25. 25.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 4 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 8 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.📡 A robot is 240 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 9 seconds (in cm)?
  28. 28.📡 A robot is 130 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  29. 29.📡 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)?
  30. 30.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) sound is slow (b) to make it smaller (c) the sensor is half (d) it goes there and back
  31. 31.📡 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 6 seconds (in cm)?
  32. 32.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 3 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  33. 33.📡 An object is 306 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  34. 34.📡 A robot is 160 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 5 seconds (in cm)?
  35. 35.📡 A robot is 220 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 2 seconds (in cm)?
  36. 36.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a metal door (b) a wooden box (c) a soft foam cushion (d) a flat wall
  38. 38.📡 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
  39. 39.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 11 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  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. No
  2. No
  3. a bat
  4. No
  5. Yes
  6. 7
  7. 16
  8. 34 cm
  9. 221
  10. 190
  11. 17
  12. 2
  13. 238
  14. 3
  15. 12
  16. 85
  17. sound too high to hear
  18. 5
  19. 120
  20. 11
  21. 323
  22. No
  23. 8
  24. No
  25. 68
  26. No
  27. 60
  28. 110
  29. 119
  30. it goes there and back
  31. 220
  32. 51
  33. 18
  34. 60
  35. 190
  36. No
  37. a soft foam cushion
  38. Yes
  39. 187
  40. 1

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