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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 53 · 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.📡 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?
  2. 2.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a soft foam cushion (b) a metal door (c) a wooden box (d) a flat wall
  3. 3.📡 An object is 153 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  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) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.📡 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)?
  6. 6.📡 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)?
  7. 7.📡 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
  8. 8.📡 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?
  9. 9.📡 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)?
  10. 10.📡 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
  11. 11.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 8 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.📡 An object is 323 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  13. 13.📡 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?
  14. 14.📡 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
  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.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) sound is slow (b) it goes there and back (c) to make it smaller (d) the sensor is half
  17. 17.📡 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 2 seconds (in cm)?
  18. 18.📡 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?
  19. 19.📡 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?
  20. 20.📡 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)?
  21. 21.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 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 51 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  23. 23.📡 A robot is 220 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)?
  24. 24.📡 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
  25. 25.📡 A robot is 140 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)?
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 1 km (c) 34 cm (d) 3 cm
  28. 28.📡 A robot is 200 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)?
  29. 29.📡 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 7 seconds (in cm)?
  30. 30.📡 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)?
  31. 31.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.📡 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)?
  33. 33.📡 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 4 seconds (in cm)?
  34. 34.📡 A robot is 200 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)?
  35. 35.📡 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?
  36. 36.📡 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?
  37. 37.📡 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?
  38. 38.📡 A robot is 200 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)?
  39. 39.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a bat (c) a snail (d) a goldfish
  40. 40.📡 A robot is 180 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)?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. a soft foam cushion
  3. 9
  4. No
  5. 289
  6. 221
  7. Yes
  8. 14
  9. 17
  10. No
  11. No
  12. 19
  13. 5
  14. Yes
  15. 340
  16. it goes there and back
  17. 150
  18. 10
  19. 17
  20. 51
  21. Yes
  22. 3
  23. 140
  24. No
  25. 40
  26. 85
  27. 34 cm
  28. 110
  29. 115
  30. 323
  31. No
  32. 170
  33. 80
  34. 130
  35. 2
  36. 8
  37. 1
  38. 185
  39. a bat
  40. 80

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