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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 896 · 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) 3 cm (b) 34 cm (c) 1 km (d) 340 cm
  2. 2.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a soft foam cushion (b) a flat wall (c) a wooden box (d) a metal door
  3. 3.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.📡 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?
  5. 5.📡 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?
  6. 6.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) bright light (b) water drops (c) radio music (d) sound too high to hear
  7. 7.📡 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?
  8. 8.📡 A robot is 180 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)?
  9. 9.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) the sensor is half (b) to make it smaller (c) it goes there and back (d) sound is slow
  11. 11.📡 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)?
  12. 12.📡 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)?
  13. 13.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.📡 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)?
  15. 15.📡 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)?
  16. 16.📡 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?
  17. 17.📡 A robot is 220 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)?
  18. 18.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.📡 A robot is 180 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)?
  20. 20.📡 A robot is 190 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 8 seconds (in cm)?
  21. 21.📡 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)?
  22. 22.📡 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?
  23. 23.📡 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
  24. 24.📡 A robot is 110 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 2 seconds (in cm)?
  25. 25.📡 A robot is 250 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 14 seconds (in cm)?
  26. 26.📡 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 15 seconds (in cm)?
  27. 27.📡 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)?
  28. 28.📡 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)?
  29. 29.📡 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 2 seconds (in cm)?
  30. 30.📡 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)?
  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 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)?
  33. 33.📡 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?
  34. 34.📡 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)?
  35. 35.📡 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)?
  36. 36.📡 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 8 seconds (in cm)?
  37. 37.📡 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)?
  38. 38.📡 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)?
  39. 39.📡 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
  40. 40.📡 A robot is 190 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 21 seconds (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. 34 cm
  2. a soft foam cushion
  3. No
  4. 17
  5. 4
  6. sound too high to hear
  7. 18
  8. 20
  9. Yes
  10. it goes there and back
  11. 85
  12. 221
  13. No
  14. 17
  15. 68
  16. 12
  17. 100
  18. Yes
  19. 40
  20. 70
  21. 289
  22. 20
  23. Yes
  24. 90
  25. 110
  26. 85
  27. 255
  28. 102
  29. 60
  30. 306
  31. 340
  32. 272
  33. 15
  34. 153
  35. 170
  36. 220
  37. 187
  38. 119
  39. No
  40. 85

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