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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 464 · 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’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)? =
  2. 2.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 21 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  3. 3.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “moving under water”? (a) tracks (b) wheels (c) propellers (d) legs
  4. 4.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) start on a hand clap (c) know a button is pressed (d) spot a red ball
  5. 5.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns a 16-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 4 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  6. 6.⚙️ A 60-tooth driver gear turns a 20-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 2 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  7. 7.🛞 Circumference = π × … (a) radius only (b) speed (c) weight (d) diameter
  8. 8.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 60 turns a minute and the right wheel at 100 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the right (b) goes straight forward (c) curves to the left
  9. 9.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black soaks up light (b) black is wet (c) black is loud (d) black is hot
  10. 10.🦾 A servo moves from 20° to 40°. How many degrees does it turn?
  11. 11.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.True or false: to read a QR code, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  14. 14.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 67. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  15. 15.⚙️ 3 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 3 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
  16. 16.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 12 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  17. 17.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) sound (b) turning (rotation) (c) temperature (d) colour
  18. 18.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) spot a red ball (b) warn if motors get hot (c) follow a black line (d) feel a bump into a wall
  19. 19.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) measure a turn angle (c) follow a black line (d) read a QR code
  20. 20.Which of these suits wheels? (a) a hospital corridor (b) stepping over wide gaps (c) moving under water (d) deep mud
  21. 21.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  22. 22.⚙️ A 48-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 6 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  23. 23.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 3 times (in cm)? =
  24. 24.Which of these suits tracks? (a) flying over a field (b) a hospital corridor (c) loose sand dunes (d) a flat road
  25. 25.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 16 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  26. 26.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  27. 27.🧭 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 90°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  28. 28.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) driver teeth (b) number of gears (c) wheel size (d) motor volts
  29. 29.🛞 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 4 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  30. 30.📡 A robot is 260 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 1 second (in cm)?
  31. 31.⚙️ A 10-tooth gear drives a 50-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  32. 32.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 1 km (c) 34 cm (d) 3 cm
  33. 33.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a snail (b) a goldfish (c) a cow (d) a bat
  34. 34.⚙️ An 8-tooth gear drives a 24-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  35. 35.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.⚙️ Which motor is best for turning a robot arm to exactly 45°? (a) a servo motor (b) a buzzer (c) a fan (d) a DC motor
  37. 37.True or false: “good for a racing toy” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To climb a steep ramp, a robot needs a gear ratio that is … (a) never important (b) zero (c) small (fast, weak) (d) big (slow and strong)
  40. 40.🦾 A servo moves from 140° to 80°. How many degrees does it turn?

Answer key

  1. 25.12
  2. 132
  3. propellers
  4. start on a hand clap
  5. 2
  6. 6
  7. diameter
  8. curves to the left
  9. black soaks up light
  10. 20
  11. No
  12. False
  13. west
  14. the white floor
  15. anticlockwise
  16. 204
  17. turning (rotation)
  18. follow a black line
  19. hear a whistle
  20. a hospital corridor
  21. 6
  22. 24
  23. 94.2
  24. loose sand dunes
  25. 272
  26. the white floor
  27. 135
  28. driver teeth
  29. 88
  30. 240
  31. 5
  32. 34 cm
  33. a bat
  34. 3
  35. No
  36. a servo motor
  37. True
  38. True
  39. big (slow and strong)
  40. 60

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