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Robotics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 303 · 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 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
  2. 2.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is wet (b) black soaks up light (c) black is hot (d) black is loud
  3. 3.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 42 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 3 times (in cm)?
  4. 4.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 2 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  5. 5.🛞 How far does a wheel roll in one full turn? (a) its radius (b) its weight (c) its circumference (d) its diameter
  6. 6.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) both sensors (c) neither sensor (d) the right sensor
  7. 7.⚙️ A motor makes 40 turns a minute with a 10-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 20-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 20-tooth gear make?
  8. 8.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) start on a hand clap (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) measure how far a box is
  9. 9.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 10 turns a minute and the right wheel at 20 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the left (b) goes straight forward (c) curves to the right
  10. 10.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn right, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  11. 11.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a bat (b) a goldfish (c) a cow (d) a snail
  12. 12.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “stepping over wide gaps”? (a) tracks (b) propellers (c) legs (d) wheels
  13. 13.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  14. 14.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “reverses if wires swap” is true of a DC motor. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) smell smoke (c) turn by exact angles (d) see colours
  17. 17.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) the same direction (b) they do not turn (c) in opposite directions (d) one up, one down
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  19. 19.🔢 A gear ratio of 3 (driven ÷ driver) means the driven gear turns … (a) 3 times louder (b) 3 times bigger (c) 3 times slower (d) 3 times faster
  20. 20.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns slower”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  21. 21.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)? =
  22. 22.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 24. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  23. 23.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  24. 24.🛞 With the same motor speed, a bigger wheel makes the robot go … (a) nowhere (b) backwards (c) faster (d) slower
  25. 25.🔦 A light sensor reads 30 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn left, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 23. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  28. 28.🦾 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 up and right (b) points straight up (c) points right (d) points left
  29. 29.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 8 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)? =
  30. 30.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output turns faster”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  31. 31.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 3 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  32. 32.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) a wheel (c) a gear (d) an output
  33. 33.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs backward and the right motor runs forward. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight back (b) goes straight forward (c) stays still (d) spins left on the spot
  34. 34.🦾 A servo arm points right at 0°, straight up at 90° and left at 180°. It is set to 0°. Where does the arm point? (a) points right (b) points up and right (c) points straight up (d) points left
  35. 35.🛞 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) curves to the right (c) goes straight forward
  36. 36.True or false: “turns to an exact angle” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 58. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  38. 38.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 49. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  39. 39.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 176 cm?
  40. 40.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) it goes there and back (b) sound is slow (c) to make it smaller (d) the sensor is half

Answer key

  1. No
  2. black soaks up light
  3. 396
  4. 30
  5. its circumference
  6. the right sensor
  7. 20
  8. feel a bump into a wall
  9. curves to the left
  10. east
  11. a bat
  12. legs
  13. turning (rotation)
  14. True
  15. True
  16. turn by exact angles
  17. in opposite directions
  18. a gyro sensor
  19. 3 times slower
  20. small drives big
  21. 157
  22. the black line
  23. 12
  24. faster
  25. 50
  26. east
  27. the black line
  28. points left
  29. 125.6
  30. big drives small
  31. 45
  32. an input
  33. spins left on the spot
  34. points right
  35. curves to the right
  36. True
  37. the white floor
  38. the white floor
  39. 4
  40. it goes there and back

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