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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 894 · 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.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 34 cm (d) 1 km
  2. 2.📡 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)?
  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 7 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  5. 5.📡 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)?
  6. 6.📡 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)?
  7. 7.📡 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?
  8. 8.📡 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)?
  9. 9.📡 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 20 seconds (in cm)?
  10. 10.📡 A robot is 200 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)?
  11. 11.📡 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 6 seconds (in cm)?
  12. 12.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) it goes there and back (b) the sensor is half (c) sound is slow (d) to make it smaller
  13. 13.📡 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?
  14. 14.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) water drops (b) radio music (c) bright light (d) sound too high to hear
  15. 15.📡 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
  16. 16.📡 A robot is 160 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  17. 17.📡 A robot is 290 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 19 seconds (in cm)?
  18. 18.📡 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?
  19. 19.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a goldfish (c) a snail (d) a bat
  20. 20.📡 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)?
  21. 21.📡 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)?
  22. 22.📡 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 7 seconds (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 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)?
  24. 24.📡 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?
  25. 25.📡 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 29 seconds (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.📡 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 3 seconds (in cm)?
  29. 29.📡 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?
  30. 30.📡 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
  31. 31.📡 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)?
  32. 32.📡 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?
  33. 33.📡 A robot is 240 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 10 seconds (in cm)?
  34. 34.📡 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 22 seconds (in cm)?
  35. 35.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a metal door (c) a soft foam cushion (d) a wooden box
  36. 36.📡 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)?
  37. 37.📡 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 3 seconds (in cm)?
  38. 38.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.📡 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?
  40. 40.📡 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 4 seconds (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. 34 cm
  2. 170
  3. 11
  4. 119
  5. 153
  6. 323
  7. 12
  8. 289
  9. 10
  10. 185
  11. 150
  12. it goes there and back
  13. 1
  14. sound too high to hear
  15. No
  16. 140
  17. 100
  18. 19
  19. a bat
  20. 136
  21. 34
  22. 60
  23. 30
  24. 18
  25. 10
  26. 340
  27. No
  28. 50
  29. 10
  30. Yes
  31. 187
  32. 2
  33. 40
  34. 30
  35. a soft foam cushion
  36. 221
  37. 65
  38. No
  39. 4
  40. 170

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