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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 67 · 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.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a bat (c) a goldfish (d) a snail
  2. 2.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📡 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
  4. 4.📡 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?
  5. 5.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a wooden box (b) a metal door (c) a soft foam cushion (d) a flat wall
  6. 6.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) radio music (b) bright light (c) water drops (d) sound too high to hear
  7. 7.📡 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)?
  8. 8.📡 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
  9. 9.📡 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 8 seconds (in cm)?
  10. 10.📡 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)?
  11. 11.📡 A robot is 300 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)?
  12. 12.📡 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?
  13. 13.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 34 cm (c) 1 km (d) 3 cm
  15. 15.📡 A robot is 300 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)?
  16. 16.📡 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)?
  17. 17.📡 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 1 second (in cm)?
  18. 18.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) the sensor is half (b) it goes there and back (c) to make it smaller (d) sound is slow
  19. 19.📡 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)?
  20. 20.📡 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)?
  21. 21.📡 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 7 seconds (in cm)?
  22. 22.📡 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
  23. 23.📡 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)?
  24. 24.📡 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?
  25. 25.📡 A robot is 100 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 2 seconds (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 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
  27. 27.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 12 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  28. 28.📡 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?
  29. 29.📡 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)?
  30. 30.📡 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?
  31. 31.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.📡 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
  33. 33.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.📡 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
  36. 36.📡 A robot is 100 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 1 second (in cm)?
  37. 37.📡 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 17 seconds (in cm)?
  38. 38.📡 A robot is 180 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)?
  39. 39.📡 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?
  40. 40.📡 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)?

Answer key

  1. a bat
  2. No
  3. No
  4. 5
  5. a soft foam cushion
  6. sound too high to hear
  7. 323
  8. Yes
  9. 130
  10. 238
  11. 240
  12. 7
  13. No
  14. 34 cm
  15. 130
  16. 110
  17. 95
  18. it goes there and back
  19. 85
  20. 187
  21. 80
  22. No
  23. 68
  24. 3
  25. 70
  26. No
  27. 204
  28. 9
  29. 340
  30. 6
  31. Yes
  32. No
  33. Yes
  34. Yes
  35. No
  36. 80
  37. 15
  38. 90
  39. 10
  40. 34

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