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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 610 · 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 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.📡 A robot is 190 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)?
  3. 3.📡 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)?
  4. 4.📡 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?
  5. 5.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 16 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  6. 6.📡 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?
  7. 7.📡 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
  8. 8.📡 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 10 seconds (in cm)?
  9. 9.📡 A robot is 270 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 17 seconds (in cm)?
  10. 10.📡 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)?
  11. 11.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 1 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📡 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
  13. 13.📡 A robot is 150 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 11 seconds (in cm)?
  14. 14.📡 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?
  15. 15.📡 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)?
  16. 16.📡 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
  17. 17.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.📡 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)?
  20. 20.📡 A robot is 150 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)?
  21. 21.📡 A robot is 280 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)?
  22. 22.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) water drops (b) bright light (c) sound too high to hear (d) radio music
  23. 23.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 1 km (c) 34 cm (d) 3 cm
  24. 24.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) to make it smaller (b) the sensor is half (c) sound is slow (d) it goes there and back
  25. 25.📡 A robot is 110 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 6 seconds (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 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 14 seconds (in cm)?
  27. 27.📡 A robot is 130 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)?
  28. 28.📡 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)?
  29. 29.📡 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?
  30. 30.📡 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 5 seconds (in cm)?
  31. 31.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a snail (b) a bat (c) a goldfish (d) a cow
  33. 33.📡 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
  34. 34.📡 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)?
  35. 35.📡 A robot is 110 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 19 seconds (in cm)?
  36. 36.📡 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 3 seconds (in cm)?
  37. 37.📡 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?
  38. 38.📡 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 13 seconds (in cm)?
  39. 39.📡 A robot is 140 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)?
  40. 40.📡 A robot is 230 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)?

Answer key

  1. No
  2. 110
  3. 68
  4. 19
  5. 272
  6. 15
  7. Yes
  8. 130
  9. 100
  10. 170
  11. Yes
  12. No
  13. 40
  14. 13
  15. 102
  16. Yes
  17. No
  18. Yes
  19. 221
  20. 110
  21. 200
  22. sound too high to hear
  23. 34 cm
  24. it goes there and back
  25. 20
  26. 70
  27. 90
  28. 85
  29. 2
  30. 50
  31. No
  32. a bat
  33. No
  34. 289
  35. 15
  36. 80
  37. 20
  38. 95
  39. 50
  40. 170

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