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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 797 · 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.📡 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?
  2. 2.📡 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 10 seconds (in cm)?
  3. 3.📡 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)?
  4. 4.📡 A robot is 100 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)?
  5. 5.📡 A robot is 110 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)?
  6. 6.📡 A robot is 160 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)?
  7. 7.📡 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)?
  8. 8.📡 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)?
  9. 9.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 7 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  10. 10.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a snail (c) a goldfish (d) a bat
  11. 11.📡 A robot is 140 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)?
  12. 12.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) bright light (b) radio music (c) water drops (d) sound too high to hear
  13. 13.📡 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)?
  14. 14.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.📡 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?
  16. 16.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.📡 An object is 272 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  18. 18.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.📡 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
  20. 20.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 1 km (b) 3 cm (c) 340 cm (d) 34 cm
  21. 21.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.📡 A robot is 250 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 14 seconds (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 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?
  24. 24.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a soft foam cushion (b) a metal door (c) a flat wall (d) a wooden box
  25. 25.📡 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 18 seconds (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 An object is 136 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 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
  29. 29.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 1 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  30. 30.📡 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)?
  31. 31.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) it goes there and back (b) to make it smaller (c) the sensor is half (d) sound is slow
  32. 32.📡 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 6 seconds (in cm)?
  33. 33.📡 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 5 seconds (in cm)?
  34. 34.📡 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)?
  35. 35.📡 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)?
  36. 36.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  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 6 seconds (in cm)?
  38. 38.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.📡 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 4 seconds (in cm)?
  40. 40.📡 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)?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 60
  3. 34
  4. 30
  5. 90
  6. 40
  7. 170
  8. 340
  9. 119
  10. a bat
  11. 110
  12. sound too high to hear
  13. 85
  14. No
  15. 3
  16. No
  17. 16
  18. No
  19. Yes
  20. 34 cm
  21. No
  22. 40
  23. 20
  24. a soft foam cushion
  25. 30
  26. 210
  27. 8
  28. Yes
  29. 17
  30. 51
  31. it goes there and back
  32. 60
  33. 30
  34. 187
  35. 102
  36. No
  37. 70
  38. No
  39. 20
  40. 221

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