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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 968 · 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 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)?
  2. 2.📡 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)?
  3. 3.📡 A robot is 130 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)?
  4. 4.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a wooden box (c) a metal door (d) a soft foam cushion
  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.📡 An object is 102 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  7. 7.📡 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)?
  8. 8.📡 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 19 seconds (in cm)?
  9. 9.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a snail (b) a bat (c) a cow (d) a goldfish
  10. 10.📡 A robot is 150 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.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) to make it smaller (b) the sensor is half (c) it goes there and back (d) sound is slow
  12. 12.📡 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 10 seconds (in cm)?
  13. 13.📡 A robot is 140 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)?
  14. 14.📡 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?
  15. 15.📡 A robot is 150 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)?
  16. 16.📡 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 4 seconds (in cm)?
  17. 17.📡 A robot is 150 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 6 seconds (in cm)?
  18. 18.📡 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)?
  19. 19.📡 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?
  20. 20.📡 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)?
  21. 21.📡 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?
  22. 22.📡 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 5 seconds (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 3 cm (b) 34 cm (c) 1 km (d) 340 cm
  24. 24.📡 A robot is 150 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)?
  25. 25.📡 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
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 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?
  28. 28.📡 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)?
  29. 29.📡 A robot is 240 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 45 seconds (in cm)?
  30. 30.📡 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)?
  31. 31.📡 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 2 seconds (in cm)?
  32. 32.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) radio music (b) sound too high to hear (c) water drops (d) bright light
  33. 33.📡 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
  34. 34.📡 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?
  35. 35.📡 A robot is 220 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 11 seconds (in cm)?
  36. 36.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.📡 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)?
  38. 38.📡 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)?
  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 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 11 seconds (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. 323
  2. 68
  3. 70
  4. a soft foam cushion
  5. 4
  6. 6
  7. 102
  8. 15
  9. a bat
  10. 135
  11. it goes there and back
  12. 190
  13. 20
  14. 13
  15. 50
  16. 250
  17. 60
  18. 136
  19. 15
  20. 51
  21. 12
  22. 35
  23. 34 cm
  24. 110
  25. No
  26. 34
  27. 9
  28. 17
  29. 15
  30. 85
  31. 220
  32. sound too high to hear
  33. No
  34. 16
  35. 55
  36. No
  37. 340
  38. 170
  39. 8
  40. 55

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