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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 854 · 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 340 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 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) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.📡 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?
  4. 4.📡 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)?
  5. 5.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) the sensor is half (b) it goes there and back (c) sound is slow (d) to make it smaller
  6. 6.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a metal door (b) a wooden box (c) a flat wall (d) a soft foam cushion
  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.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a goldfish (b) a bat (c) a snail (d) a cow
  9. 9.📡 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?
  10. 10.📡 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)?
  11. 11.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) water drops (b) sound too high to hear (c) bright light (d) radio music
  12. 12.📡 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?
  13. 13.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 1 km (c) 3 cm (d) 34 cm
  14. 14.📡 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?
  15. 15.📡 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)?
  16. 16.📡 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?
  17. 17.📡 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?
  18. 18.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.📡 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
  21. 21.📡 A robot is 270 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)?
  22. 22.📡 A robot is 260 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 13 seconds (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 9 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  24. 24.📡 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)?
  25. 25.📡 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
  26. 26.📡 A robot is 260 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)?
  27. 27.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.📡 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?
  29. 29.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.📡 A robot is 230 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)?
  31. 31.📡 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)?
  32. 32.📡 A robot is 180 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)?
  33. 33.📡 An object is 238 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  34. 34.📡 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 7 seconds (in cm)?
  35. 35.📡 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
  36. 36.📡 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)?
  37. 37.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 15 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (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 7 seconds (in cm)?
  39. 39.📡 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?
  40. 40.📡 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)?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. No
  3. 18
  4. 204
  5. it goes there and back
  6. a soft foam cushion
  7. 323
  8. a bat
  9. 2
  10. 68
  11. sound too high to hear
  12. 15
  13. 34 cm
  14. 19
  15. 51
  16. 13
  17. 7
  18. Yes
  19. No
  20. No
  21. 60
  22. 130
  23. 153
  24. 136
  25. No
  26. 240
  27. No
  28. 5
  29. Yes
  30. 110
  31. 340
  32. 95
  33. 14
  34. 30
  35. No
  36. 170
  37. 255
  38. 75
  39. 8
  40. 17

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