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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 367 · 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 has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 65. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  2. 2.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 51. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  3. 3.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a long factory floor”? (a) propellers (b) legs (c) tracks (d) wheels
  4. 4.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 26. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  5. 5.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  6. 6.⚙️ How do you make a DC motor spin the other way? (a) paint it red (b) swap its two wires (c) add more wheels (d) shake it
  7. 7.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  8. 8.🛞 Circumference = π × … (a) speed (b) weight (c) diameter (d) radius only
  9. 9.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 56. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  10. 10.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 2 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  11. 11.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 6 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)? =
  12. 12.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) slower but stronger (b) faster but weaker (c) not at all (d) at the same speed
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  14. 14.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  15. 15.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the wheel size (c) the battery size (d) the black/white cut-off
  16. 16.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) number of gears (b) motor volts (c) wheel size (d) driver teeth
  18. 18.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  19. 19.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 19 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  20. 20.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) hear a whistle (c) measure how far a box is (d) measure a turn angle
  21. 21.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 2 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  22. 22.🛞 The diameter of a wheel is how many times its radius? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
  23. 23.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  24. 24.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📡 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) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 4 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 20 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 1 time (in cm)? =
  28. 28.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  29. 29.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear turns a 30-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 4 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  30. 30.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one drives the wheels? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  33. 33.📡 An object is 272 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  34. 34.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear turns a 40-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 7 times. How many times did the driver turn?
  35. 35.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 90 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  36. 36.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 5 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  37. 37.True or false: “spins faster with more V” is true of a DC motor. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) idler gear (b) driver gear (c) tyre (d) driven gear
  39. 39.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 10 turns a minute and the right wheel at 100 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the left (c) curves to the right
  40. 40.📡 An object is 85 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?

Answer key

  1. the left sensor
  2. the white floor
  3. wheels
  4. the black line
  5. a sound sensor
  6. swap its two wires
  7. 88
  8. diameter
  9. the white floor
  10. 24
  11. 94.2
  12. faster but weaker
  13. a touch sensor
  14. 12
  15. the black/white cut-off
  16. False
  17. driver teeth
  18. 55
  19. 323
  20. measure a turn angle
  21. 34
  22. 2
  23. small drives big
  24. True
  25. Yes
  26. No
  27. 62.8
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. True
  31. True
  32. a DC motor
  33. 16
  34. 28
  35. 50
  36. 75
  37. True
  38. driver gear
  39. curves to the left
  40. 5

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