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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 784 · 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 5 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 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
  3. 3.📡 An object is 187 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 11 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  5. 5.📡 An object is 289 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  6. 6.📡 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)?
  7. 7.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) it goes there and back (b) to make it smaller (c) sound is slow (d) the sensor is half
  8. 8.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a metal door (c) a wooden box (d) a soft foam cushion
  10. 10.📡 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
  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.📡 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?
  13. 13.📡 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?
  14. 14.📡 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)?
  15. 15.📡 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
  16. 16.📡 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)?
  17. 17.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 8 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📡 A robot is 200 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 6 seconds (in cm)?
  19. 19.📡 A robot is 160 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)?
  20. 20.📡 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)?
  21. 21.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) sound too high to hear (b) water drops (c) bright light (d) radio music
  22. 22.📡 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?
  23. 23.📡 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 4 seconds (in cm)?
  24. 24.📡 A robot is 170 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)?
  25. 25.📡 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
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 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 5 seconds (in cm)?
  28. 28.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a bat (b) a cow (c) a snail (d) a goldfish
  32. 32.📡 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?
  33. 33.📡 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)?
  34. 34.📡 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)?
  35. 35.📡 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)?
  36. 36.📡 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)?
  37. 37.📡 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?
  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 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
  40. 40.📡 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?

Answer key

  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. 11
  4. 187
  5. 17
  6. 221
  7. it goes there and back
  8. No
  9. a soft foam cushion
  10. No
  11. 18
  12. 20
  13. 9
  14. 204
  15. No
  16. 136
  17. No
  18. 80
  19. 70
  20. 289
  21. sound too high to hear
  22. 4
  23. 50
  24. 150
  25. Yes
  26. 285
  27. 25
  28. Yes
  29. Yes
  30. No
  31. a bat
  32. 1
  33. 272
  34. 323
  35. 34
  36. 306
  37. 12
  38. 13
  39. Yes
  40. 2

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