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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 391 · 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 light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  2. 2.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a snail (b) a cow (c) a bat (d) a goldfish
  3. 3.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs forward and the right motor runs backward. What does the robot do? (a) turns left (b) spins right on the spot (c) stays still (d) turns right
  4. 4.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 60 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 left (c) curves to the right
  5. 5.🛞 Which value of π is easiest for wheels of 7 cm, 14 cm or 21 cm? (a) 2/7 (b) 22/7 (c) 7/22 (d) 22
  6. 6.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) the same direction (b) one up, one down (c) they do not turn (d) in opposite directions
  7. 7.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 22. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  8. 8.🧭 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 180°. It turns left 180°, then right 90°, then left 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  9. 9.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
  10. 10.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 1 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 174°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  12. 12.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 35 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 4 times (in cm)?
  13. 13.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 14 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 6 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  14. 14.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a camera (b) a sound sensor (c) a touch sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  17. 17.📡 A robot is 160 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 5 seconds (in cm)?
  18. 18.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🦾 A servo moves from 90° to 80°. How many degrees does it turn?
  20. 20.True or false: “has just two wires” is true of a servo motor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a soft foam cushion (c) a wooden box (d) a metal door
  22. 22.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 180° (d) 45°
  23. 23.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 90. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) neither sensor (c) both sensors (d) the right sensor
  24. 24.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  25. 25.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  26. 26.⚙️ A motor makes 120 turns a minute with a 12-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 36-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 36-tooth gear make?
  27. 27.True or false: to warn if motors get hot, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot feel a bump into a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a temperature sensor (d) a touch sensor
  29. 29.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  30. 30.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  31. 31.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 7 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  32. 32.🛞 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)? =
  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 backward. What does the robot do? (a) spins right on the spot (b) spins left on the spot (c) goes straight forward (d) goes straight back
  34. 34.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  35. 35.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 3 times (in cm)?
  36. 36.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) turning (rotation) (b) sound (c) temperature (d) colour
  37. 37.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
  38. 38.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one reverses if wires swap? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  39. 39.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) radio music (b) sound too high to hear (c) bright light (d) water drops
  40. 40.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 2 times (in cm)? =

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. a bat
  3. spins right on the spot
  4. curves to the right
  5. 22/7
  6. in opposite directions
  7. the black line
  8. 270
  9. the right sensor
  10. 17
  11. 6
  12. 440
  13. 132
  14. 4
  15. a touch sensor
  16. 1
  17. 110
  18. True
  19. 10
  20. False
  21. a soft foam cushion
  22. 180°
  23. the left sensor
  24. feel a bump into a wall
  25. a camera
  26. 40
  27. False
  28. a touch sensor
  29. anticlockwise
  30. 12
  31. 119
  32. 94.2
  33. goes straight back
  34. east
  35. 66
  36. turning (rotation)
  37. the left sensor
  38. a DC motor
  39. sound too high to hear
  40. 62.8

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