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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 275 · 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.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) number of gears (b) wheel size (c) motor volts (d) driver teeth
  2. 2.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 45°
  3. 3.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear turns a 50-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 50 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  4. 4.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 5 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  5. 5.⚙️ A motor makes 20 turns a minute with a 15-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 30-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 30-tooth gear make?
  6. 6.📡 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?
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat road” suits wheels. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🦾 A servo moves from 10° to 30°. How many degrees does it turn?
  9. 9.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) the sky (c) black (d) water
  10. 10.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a wooden box (b) a metal door (c) a soft foam cushion (d) a flat wall
  12. 12.True or false: “stepping over wide gaps” suits tracks. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.🦾 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  16. 16.🛞 Circumference = π × … (a) diameter (b) radius only (c) weight (d) speed
  17. 17.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 3 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  18. 18.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 88 cm?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  20. 20.🧭 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 90°. It turns left 135°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  21. 21.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 150°?
  22. 22.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 8 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 1 time (in cm)? =
  23. 23.📡 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)?
  24. 24.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns a 10-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 6 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  25. 25.⚙️ What are the bumps round the edge of a gear called? (a) tyres (b) pins (c) teeth (d) spokes
  26. 26.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 21. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  27. 27.True or false: “has a signal wire” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚙️ Which motor is best for spinning a robot’s wheels round and round? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor (c) a buzzer (d) a light sensor
  29. 29.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one has a signal wire? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  30. 30.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns a 100-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 4 times. How many times did the driver turn?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  32. 32.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 100° (c) 360° (d) 180°
  33. 33.🧭 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 270°. It turns left 60°, then right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  34. 34.📡 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?
  35. 35.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a cow (b) a snail (c) a bat (d) a goldfish
  36. 36.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 220 cm?
  37. 37.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one turns to an exact angle? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  38. 38.⚙️ A common servo can turn from 0° up to about … (a) 10° (b) 18° (c) 1800° (d) 180°
  39. 39.⚙️ A 20-tooth gear drives a 60-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  40. 40.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “loose sand dunes”? (a) wheels (b) propellers (c) tracks (d) legs

Answer key

  1. driver teeth
  2. 180°
  3. 10
  4. 10
  5. 10
  6. 20
  7. True
  8. 20
  9. black
  10. False
  11. a soft foam cushion
  12. False
  13. No
  14. points up and left
  15. a camera
  16. diameter
  17. 30
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. 90
  21. 250
  22. 25.12
  23. 187
  24. 12
  25. teeth
  26. the black line
  27. True
  28. a DC motor
  29. a servo motor
  30. 20
  31. 10
  32. 360°
  33. 330
  34. 15
  35. a bat
  36. 10
  37. a servo motor
  38. 180°
  39. 3
  40. tracks

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