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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 139 · 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.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 42 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)?
  2. 2.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one spins round and round? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  3. 3.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  4. 4.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) motor volts (b) driver teeth (c) number of gears (d) wheel size
  5. 5.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 47. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  6. 6.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a long factory floor”? (a) legs (b) wheels (c) tracks (d) propellers
  7. 7.⚙️ 7 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 7 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
  8. 8.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 1 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.True or false: “a long factory floor” suits legs. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛞 With the same motor speed, a bigger wheel makes the robot go … (a) backwards (b) nowhere (c) slower (d) faster
  11. 11.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns a 40-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 30 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  12. 12.⚙️ A common servo can turn from 0° up to about … (a) 10° (b) 180° (c) 18° (d) 1800°
  13. 13.📡 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)?
  14. 14.Which of these suits wheels? (a) a flat road (b) crossing stepping-stones (c) a muddy building site (d) moving under water
  15. 15.📡 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
  16. 16.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one spins faster with more V? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  19. 19.Which of these suits legs? (a) a flat road (b) a hospital corridor (c) hovering over a roof (d) stepping over wide gaps
  20. 20.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 20 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
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 2 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  24. 24.🛞 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) goes straight forward (b) curves to the left (c) curves to the right
  25. 25.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 6 times (in cm)?
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a sound sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 44. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  28. 28.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  29. 29.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  30. 30.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 20 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)? =
  31. 31.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 5 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  32. 32.⚙️ A motor changes electrical energy into … (a) sound only (b) movement (c) water (d) light
  33. 33.True or false: “moves an arm joint” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚙️ A 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  35. 35.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 100° (b) 360° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  36. 36.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  37. 37.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear turns a 20-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 16 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  38. 38.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) water (b) white (c) black (d) the sky
  39. 39.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 14 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 3 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?

Answer key

  1. 660
  2. a DC motor
  3. 35
  4. driver teeth
  5. the white floor
  6. wheels
  7. anticlockwise
  8. Yes
  9. False
  10. faster
  11. 6
  12. 180°
  13. 289
  14. a flat road
  15. No
  16. No
  17. True
  18. a DC motor
  19. stepping over wide gaps
  20. curves to the right
  21. True
  22. No
  23. 40
  24. goes straight forward
  25. 132
  26. a distance sensor
  27. the black line
  28. west
  29. east
  30. 314
  31. 60
  32. movement
  33. True
  34. 3
  35. 360°
  36. 12
  37. 8
  38. black
  39. 44
  40. 2

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