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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 507 · 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 is 290 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 12 seconds (in cm)?
  2. 2.📡 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
  3. 3.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) radio music (b) water drops (c) sound too high to hear (d) bright light
  4. 4.📡 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
  5. 5.📡 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
  6. 6.📡 An object is 102 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  7. 7.📡 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 6 seconds (in cm)?
  8. 8.📡 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?
  9. 9.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 6 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  10. 10.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 1 km (c) 34 cm (d) 3 cm
  11. 11.📡 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)?
  12. 12.📡 A robot is 110 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  13. 13.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) sound is slow (b) the sensor is half (c) it goes there and back (d) to make it smaller
  14. 14.📡 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?
  15. 15.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a goldfish (c) a snail (d) a bat
  17. 17.📡 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)?
  18. 18.📡 An object is 340 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 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
  20. 20.📡 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?
  21. 21.📡 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)?
  22. 22.📡 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)?
  23. 23.📡 A robot is 240 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 18 seconds (in cm)?
  24. 24.📡 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
  25. 25.📡 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?
  26. 26.📡 A robot is 150 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 8 seconds (in cm)?
  27. 27.📡 A robot is 120 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 7 seconds (in cm)?
  28. 28.📡 A robot is 100 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 1 second (in cm)?
  29. 29.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a wooden box (c) a soft foam cushion (d) a metal door
  30. 30.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 2 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  31. 31.📡 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?
  32. 32.📡 A robot is 100 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)?
  33. 33.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 3 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.📡 A robot is 280 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  35. 35.📡 A robot is 170 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 7 seconds (in cm)?
  36. 36.📡 A robot is 260 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 10 seconds (in cm)?
  37. 37.📡 A robot is 300 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 2 seconds (in cm)?
  38. 38.📡 A robot is 230 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 29 seconds (in cm)?
  39. 39.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.📡 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

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. No
  3. sound too high to hear
  4. No
  5. No
  6. 6
  7. 190
  8. 5
  9. 102
  10. 34 cm
  11. 289
  12. 30
  13. it goes there and back
  14. 8
  15. No
  16. a bat
  17. 221
  18. 20
  19. Yes
  20. 14
  21. 238
  22. 85
  23. 150
  24. Yes
  25. 13
  26. 30
  27. 50
  28. 85
  29. a soft foam cushion
  30. 34
  31. 10
  32. 50
  33. No
  34. 200
  35. 30
  36. 210
  37. 260
  38. 85
  39. No
  40. Yes

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