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Robotics Worksheet: Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Robotics lesson 17: The distance sensor · Set 993 · 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 5 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 8 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  3. 3.📡 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 4 seconds (in cm)?
  4. 4.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) bright light (b) sound too high to hear (c) radio music (d) water drops
  5. 5.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 3 cm (b) 340 cm (c) 34 cm (d) 1 km
  6. 6.📡 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)?
  7. 7.📡 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
  8. 8.📡 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)?
  9. 9.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a goldfish (c) a snail (d) a bat
  10. 10.📡 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)?
  11. 11.📡 A robot is 190 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)?
  12. 12.📡 A robot is 200 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 3 seconds (in cm)?
  13. 13.📡 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
  14. 14.📡 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 3 seconds (in cm)?
  15. 15.📡 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?
  16. 16.📡 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)?
  17. 17.📡 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 9 seconds (in cm)?
  18. 18.📡 A robot is 180 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 5 seconds (in cm)?
  19. 19.📡 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)?
  20. 20.📡 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)?
  21. 21.📡 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) Yes (b) No
  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 4 seconds (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 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)?
  24. 24.📡 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
  25. 25.📡 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?
  26. 26.📡 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)?
  27. 27.📡 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)?
  28. 28.📡 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)?
  29. 29.📡 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 1 second (in cm)?
  30. 30.📡 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?
  31. 31.📡 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?
  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 6 seconds (in cm)?
  33. 33.📡 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
  34. 34.📡 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)?
  35. 35.📡 A robot is 160 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 9 seconds (in cm)?
  36. 36.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a metal door (b) a flat wall (c) a wooden box (d) a soft foam cushion
  37. 37.📡 A robot is 290 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  38. 38.📡 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?
  39. 39.📡 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)?
  40. 40.📡 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?

Answer key

  1. 85
  2. 136
  3. 90
  4. sound too high to hear
  5. 34 cm
  6. 51
  7. it goes there and back
  8. 306
  9. a bat
  10. 17
  11. 50
  12. 185
  13. Yes
  14. 80
  15. 7
  16. 323
  17. 55
  18. 130
  19. 289
  20. 68
  21. No
  22. 220
  23. 204
  24. No
  25. 3
  26. 187
  27. 102
  28. 130
  29. 250
  30. 4
  31. 20
  32. 150
  33. No
  34. 170
  35. 25
  36. a soft foam cushion
  37. 230
  38. 11
  39. 255
  40. 9

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