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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 131 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Find the topic, use the formula): Find the topic: moving, motors, gears, wheels, sensors, echo, line or gyro. Use the rule: teeth × turns; circumference × turns; 17 cm per ms of echo; below the threshold = black; right adds degrees. Check: put your answer back into the rule.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a sound sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  2. 2.⚙️ A 48-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 6 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  3. 3.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 4 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  4. 4.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) to make it smaller (b) the sensor is half (c) sound is slow (d) it goes there and back
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  6. 6.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) slower but stronger (b) not at all (c) at the same speed (d) faster and weaker
  7. 7.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a temperature sensor. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📡 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)?
  9. 9.⚙️ A 10-tooth gear drives a 50-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  10. 10.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) idler gear (b) driver gear (c) tyre (d) driven gear
  11. 11.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) in opposite directions (b) they do not turn (c) the same direction (d) one up, one down
  12. 12.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 10 turns a minute and the right wheel at 10 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the left (b) goes straight forward (c) curves to the right
  13. 13.🧭 A robot’s gyro reads 0° when it faces north and counts up to 359° as it turns right (east is 90°). It starts at 0°. It turns right 60°, then right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  14. 14.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure how far a box is (b) hear a whistle (c) read a QR code (d) stay balanced upright
  15. 15.True or false: “has just two wires” is true of a servo motor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these suits wheels? (a) stepping over wide gaps (b) a flat road (c) loose sand dunes (d) deep mud
  17. 17.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the left sensor (b) between the two sensors (c) under the right sensor (d) far behind it
  18. 18.📡 A robot is 290 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 27 seconds (in cm)?
  19. 19.True or false: “reverses if wires swap” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚙️ A 20-tooth gear drives a 100-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  21. 21.🦾 A servo arm points right at 0°, straight up at 90° and left at 180°. It is set to 180°. Where does the arm point? (a) points left (b) points right (c) points straight up (d) points up and right
  22. 22.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 52. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  24. 24.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) driver teeth (b) motor volts (c) number of gears (d) wheel size
  25. 25.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns a 32-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 9 times. How many times did the driver turn?
  26. 26.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 100° (c) 360° (d) 180°
  27. 27.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) water (c) the sky (d) black
  28. 28.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  29. 29.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns a 60-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 30 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  30. 30.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 2 times (in cm)?
  31. 31.⚙️ A robot arm must lift a heavy load slowly. The motor’s driver gear meshes with a big gear. What kind of driver gear works best? (a) a big driver gear (b) a small driver gear
  32. 32.📡 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?
  33. 33.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  34. 34.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “loose sand dunes”? (a) legs (b) tracks (c) wheels (d) propellers
  35. 35.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  36. 36.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 21 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 12 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  37. 37.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a fast fan”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  38. 38.📡 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?
  39. 39.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 33. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  40. 40.🦾 A servo arm points right at 0°, straight up at 90° and left at 180°. It is set to 135°. Where does the arm point? (a) points up and right (b) points up and left (c) points left (d) points straight up

Answer key

  1. a light sensor
  2. 24
  3. 12
  4. it goes there and back
  5. a gyro sensor
  6. slower but stronger
  7. True
  8. 255
  9. 5
  10. driver gear
  11. in opposite directions
  12. goes straight forward
  13. 180
  14. hear a whistle
  15. False
  16. a flat road
  17. between the two sensors
  18. 155
  19. False
  20. 5
  21. points left
  22. True
  23. the black line
  24. driver teeth
  25. 36
  26. 360°
  27. black
  28. clockwise
  29. 10
  30. 88
  31. a small driver gear
  32. 19
  33. small drives big
  34. tracks
  35. clockwise
  36. 396
  37. big drives small
  38. 1
  39. the black line
  40. points up and left

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