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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 594 · 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 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 2 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a goldfish (b) a bat (c) a cow (d) a snail
  3. 3.📡 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)?
  4. 4.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) to make it smaller (b) sound is slow (c) the sensor is half (d) it goes there and back
  5. 5.📡 A robot is 110 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  6. 6.📡 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?
  7. 7.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.📡 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
  9. 9.📡 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?
  10. 10.📡 A robot is 230 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 8 seconds (in cm)?
  11. 11.📡 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)?
  12. 12.📡 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
  13. 13.📡 A robot is 250 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 3 seconds (in cm)?
  14. 14.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.📡 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)?
  16. 16.📡 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 1 second (in cm)?
  17. 17.📡 A robot is 150 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 3 seconds (in cm)?
  18. 18.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a wooden box (b) a soft foam cushion (c) a metal door (d) a flat wall
  19. 19.📡 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)?
  20. 20.📡 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
  21. 21.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.📡 A robot is 190 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)?
  23. 23.📡 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
  24. 24.📡 A robot is 220 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 6 seconds (in cm)?
  25. 25.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 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.📡 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?
  28. 28.📡 A robot is 160 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 10 seconds (in cm)?
  29. 29.📡 A robot is 110 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)?
  30. 30.📡 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
  31. 31.📡 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)?
  32. 32.📡 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)?
  33. 33.📡 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)?
  34. 34.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) bright light (b) radio music (c) water drops (d) sound too high to hear
  35. 35.📡 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 1 second (in cm)?
  36. 36.📡 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)?
  37. 37.📡 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?
  38. 38.📡 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?
  39. 39.📡 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?
  40. 40.📡 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?

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. a bat
  3. 306
  4. it goes there and back
  5. 70
  6. 2
  7. No
  8. No
  9. 7
  10. 70
  11. 187
  12. No
  13. 190
  14. Yes
  15. 221
  16. 110
  17. 90
  18. a soft foam cushion
  19. 102
  20. No
  21. No
  22. 180
  23. Yes
  24. 190
  25. No
  26. No
  27. 4
  28. 10
  29. 20
  30. Yes
  31. 340
  32. 68
  33. 85
  34. sound too high to hear
  35. 165
  36. 238
  37. 15
  38. 19
  39. 5
  40. 18

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