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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 897 · 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 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
  2. 2.📡 A robot is 250 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)?
  3. 3.📡 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?
  4. 4.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 34 cm (b) 340 cm (c) 1 km (d) 3 cm
  6. 6.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.📡 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)?
  8. 8.📡 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)?
  9. 9.📡 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
  10. 10.📡 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)?
  11. 11.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a snail (b) a bat (c) a goldfish (d) a cow
  12. 12.📡 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)?
  13. 13.📡 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)?
  14. 14.📡 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
  15. 15.📡 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?
  16. 16.📡 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?
  17. 17.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.📡 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)?
  19. 19.📡 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?
  20. 20.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.📡 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 3 seconds (in cm)?
  22. 22.📡 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 3 seconds (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) radio music (b) bright light (c) sound too high to hear (d) water drops
  25. 25.📡 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?
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 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?
  28. 28.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a wooden box (b) a soft foam cushion (c) a flat wall (d) a metal door
  30. 30.📡 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)?
  31. 31.📡 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?
  32. 32.📡 A robot is 270 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 9 seconds (in cm)?
  33. 33.📡 A robot is 120 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)?
  34. 34.📡 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?
  35. 35.📡 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
  36. 36.📡 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?
  37. 37.📡 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?
  38. 38.📡 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 12 seconds (in cm)?
  39. 39.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.📡 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)?

Answer key

  1. Yes
  2. 110
  3. 9
  4. No
  5. 34 cm
  6. No
  7. 17
  8. 204
  9. it goes there and back
  10. 306
  11. a bat
  12. 289
  13. 136
  14. No
  15. 8
  16. 3
  17. No
  18. 51
  19. 19
  20. No
  21. 130
  22. 180
  23. No
  24. sound too high to hear
  25. 5
  26. 85
  27. 15
  28. Yes
  29. a soft foam cushion
  30. 255
  31. 13
  32. 90
  33. 15
  34. 7
  35. No
  36. 10
  37. 14
  38. 40
  39. No
  40. 68

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