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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 599 · 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 2 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 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📡 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?
  4. 4.📡 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)?
  5. 5.📡 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)?
  6. 6.📡 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?
  7. 7.📡 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?
  8. 8.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a bat (b) a goldfish (c) a snail (d) a cow
  9. 9.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) water drops (b) radio music (c) sound too high to hear (d) bright light
  10. 10.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 1 km (b) 34 cm (c) 340 cm (d) 3 cm
  11. 11.📡 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?
  12. 12.📡 A robot is 230 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 19 seconds (in cm)?
  13. 13.📡 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
  14. 14.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.📡 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
  16. 16.📡 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?
  17. 17.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) sound is slow (b) to make it smaller (c) it goes there and back (d) the sensor is half
  18. 18.📡 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?
  19. 19.📡 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)?
  20. 20.📡 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
  21. 21.📡 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
  22. 22.📡 A robot is 100 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 8 seconds (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 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
  24. 24.📡 A robot is 190 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  25. 25.📡 A robot is 300 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 58 seconds (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 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 15 seconds (in cm)?
  28. 28.📡 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
  29. 29.📡 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
  30. 30.📡 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 9 seconds (in cm)?
  31. 31.📡 A robot is 230 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.📡 A robot is 270 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 8 seconds (in cm)?
  34. 34.📡 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?
  35. 35.📡 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 4 seconds (in cm)?
  36. 36.📡 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)?
  37. 37.📡 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
  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 6 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  40. 40.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 8 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. No
  2. No
  3. 10
  4. 34
  5. 85
  6. 12
  7. 19
  8. a bat
  9. sound too high to hear
  10. 34 cm
  11. 18
  12. 40
  13. Yes
  14. No
  15. No
  16. 15
  17. it goes there and back
  18. 2
  19. 323
  20. a soft foam cushion
  21. No
  22. 60
  23. No
  24. 130
  25. 10
  26. 306
  27. 145
  28. Yes
  29. Yes
  30. 65
  31. 170
  32. 51
  33. 230
  34. 1
  35. 210
  36. 340
  37. No
  38. 13
  39. 102
  40. 136

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