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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 566 · 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 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 34 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 1 km
  3. 3.📡 A robot is 120 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 12 seconds (in cm)?
  4. 4.📡 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)?
  5. 5.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) the sensor is half (b) to make it smaller (c) sound is slow (d) it goes there and back
  6. 6.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 15 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  7. 7.📡 A robot is 290 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 12 seconds (in cm)?
  8. 8.📡 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)?
  9. 9.📡 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?
  10. 10.📡 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?
  11. 11.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a metal door (c) a soft foam cushion (d) a wooden box
  13. 13.📡 A robot is 280 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 26 seconds (in cm)?
  14. 14.📡 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 22 seconds (in cm)?
  15. 15.📡 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)?
  16. 16.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.📡 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)?
  18. 18.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 2 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.📡 A robot is 220 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.📡 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 6 seconds (in cm)?
  21. 21.📡 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)?
  22. 22.📡 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?
  23. 23.📡 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)?
  24. 24.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 1 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.📡 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?
  26. 26.📡 A robot is 130 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 8 seconds (in cm)?
  27. 27.📡 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 1 second (in cm)?
  28. 28.📡 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)?
  29. 29.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 18 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  31. 31.📡 An object is 68 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  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 170 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 16 seconds (in cm)?
  34. 34.📡 A robot is 300 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)?
  35. 35.📡 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
  36. 36.📡 A robot is 240 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 14 seconds (in cm)?
  37. 37.📡 A robot is 210 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 12 seconds (in cm)?
  38. 38.📡 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?
  39. 39.📡 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)?
  40. 40.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 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. No
  2. 34 cm
  3. 60
  4. 153
  5. it goes there and back
  6. 255
  7. 110
  8. 323
  9. 8
  10. 5
  11. Yes
  12. a soft foam cushion
  13. 150
  14. 130
  15. 51
  16. No
  17. 85
  18. Yes
  19. 170
  20. 40
  21. 289
  22. 9
  23. 187
  24. Yes
  25. 7
  26. 50
  27. 280
  28. 102
  29. No
  30. 306
  31. 4
  32. 170
  33. 90
  34. 285
  35. Yes
  36. 30
  37. 90
  38. 13
  39. 68
  40. Yes

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