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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 359 · 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 reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) the sky (c) black (d) water
  2. 2.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 3 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a temperature sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  4. 4.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 100° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  5. 5.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 84°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  6. 6.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  7. 7.True or false: “good for lifting loads” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 42°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  9. 9.🛞 Circumference = π × … (a) radius only (b) speed (c) weight (d) diameter
  10. 10.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 120°?
  11. 11.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
  12. 12.⚙️ 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
  13. 13.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛞 A small free-turning wheel that only helps a robot balance is called … (a) a servo (b) a track (c) a gear (d) a caster wheel
  15. 15.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  16. 16.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 3 cm (b) 1 km (c) 34 cm (d) 340 cm
  17. 17.📡 A robot is 120 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 2 seconds (in cm)?
  18. 18.⚙️ An 8-tooth gear drives a 16-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  19. 19.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 42 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 1320 cm?
  20. 20.⚙️ A motor changes electrical energy into … (a) light (b) movement (c) sound only (d) water
  21. 21.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns a 15-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) faster (b) slower (c) at the same speed
  22. 22.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 2 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  23. 23.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 5 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  24. 24.True or false: “moves an arm joint” is true of a DC motor. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛞 A robot wheel has a diameter of 35 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  26. 26.⚙️ A motor makes 100 turns a minute with a 15-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 75-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 75-tooth gear make?
  27. 27.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a distance sensor
  28. 28.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 30. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  29. 29.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  30. 30.🦾 A servo program runs:
    angle = 0
    angle = angle + 60
    angle = angle − 60
    angle = angle + 20
    angle = angle + 50
    To what angle (in degrees) does the servo turn in the end?
  31. 31.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) between the two sensors (c) under the left sensor (d) far behind it
  32. 32.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) driver teeth (b) wheel size (c) motor volts (d) number of gears
  33. 33.True or false: “usually turns 0° to 180°” is true of a DC motor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚙️ A motor makes 160 turns a minute with an 8-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 16-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 16-tooth gear make?
  35. 35.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 50 turns a minute and the right wheel at 50 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the right (c) curves to the left
  36. 36.Which of these suits tracks? (a) a hospital corridor (b) moving under water (c) hovering over a roof (d) deep mud
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a light sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 50 turns a minute and the right wheel at 60 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the right (c) curves to the left
  40. 40.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 80 turns a minute and the right wheel at 30 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the right (c) curves to the left

Answer key

  1. black
  2. Yes
  3. a temperature sensor
  4. 360°
  5. 6
  6. both sensors
  7. False
  8. 3
  9. diameter
  10. 200
  11. anticlockwise
  12. a small driver gear
  13. False
  14. a caster wheel
  15. neither sensor
  16. 34 cm
  17. 110
  18. 2
  19. 10
  20. movement
  21. faster
  22. 16
  23. 100
  24. False
  25. 110
  26. 20
  27. a gyro sensor
  28. the black line
  29. clockwise
  30. 70
  31. between the two sensors
  32. driver teeth
  33. False
  34. 80
  35. goes straight forward
  36. deep mud
  37. a light sensor
  38. False
  39. curves to the left
  40. curves to the right

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