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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 476 · 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.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot warn if motors get hot? (a) a sound sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a temperature sensor
  2. 2.🦾 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 straight up (c) points left (d) points up and right
  3. 3.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 36. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  4. 4.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 55. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  5. 5.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  6. 6.🛞 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)? =
  7. 7.🛞 The diameter of a wheel is how many times its radius? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
  8. 8.🛞 Which value of π is easiest for wheels of 7 cm, 14 cm or 21 cm? (a) 2/7 (b) 7/22 (c) 22 (d) 22/7
  9. 9.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a flat road”? (a) wheels (b) propellers (c) tracks (d) legs
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) stay balanced upright (b) feel a bump into a wall (c) find the brightest spot (d) spot a red ball
  11. 11.🛞 How does a two-wheeled robot with no steering turn? (a) one wheel runs faster (b) it uses a sail (c) it jumps (d) it stops for ever
  12. 12.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  13. 13.True or false: “crossing stepping-stones” suits propellers. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the battery size (c) the black/white cut-off (d) the wheel size
  15. 15.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stop before a wall? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  16. 16.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 150°?
  17. 17.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) under the left sensor (c) far behind it (d) between the two sensors
  18. 18.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 360° (d) 180°
  19. 19.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) both sensors
  20. 20.🛞 Circumference = π × … (a) radius only (b) weight (c) diameter (d) speed
  21. 21.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 3 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  22. 22.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 10 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  23. 23.📡 An object is 170 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  24. 24.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) hear a whistle (c) know a button is pressed (d) find the brightest spot
  25. 25.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  26. 26.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the left sensor (c) the right sensor (d) neither sensor
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  28. 28.🛞 Why do tracks (caterpillar belts) grip soft ground well? (a) they are shiny (b) they spin in the air (c) they spread the weight (d) they are round
  29. 29.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.🛞 How far does a wheel roll in one full turn? (a) its weight (b) its diameter (c) its circumference (d) its radius
  31. 31.⚙️ A 16-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 7 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  32. 32.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a light sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  33. 33.📡 An object is 323 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  34. 34.🔢 A gear ratio of 3 (driven ÷ driver) means the driven gear turns … (a) 3 times slower (b) 3 times louder (c) 3 times bigger (d) 3 times faster
  35. 35.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 40 turns a minute and the right wheel at 50 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the right (b) curves to the left (c) goes straight forward
  36. 36.🧭 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 0°. It turns left 30°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  37. 37.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 20. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  38. 38.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 3 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  39. 39.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is hot (b) black is wet (c) black is loud (d) black soaks up light
  40. 40.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) wheel size (b) number of gears (c) motor volts (d) driver teeth

Answer key

  1. a temperature sensor
  2. points right
  3. the black line
  4. the white floor
  5. 9
  6. 62.8
  7. 2
  8. 22/7
  9. wheels
  10. spot a red ball
  11. one wheel runs faster
  12. small drives big
  13. False
  14. the black/white cut-off
  15. a distance sensor
  16. 250
  17. between the two sensors
  18. 180°
  19. both sensors
  20. diameter
  21. 30
  22. 170
  23. 10
  24. measure a turn angle
  25. anticlockwise
  26. neither sensor
  27. 40
  28. they spread the weight
  29. No
  30. its circumference
  31. 14
  32. a sound sensor
  33. 19
  34. 3 times slower
  35. curves to the left
  36. 270
  37. the right sensor
  38. 60
  39. black soaks up light
  40. driver teeth

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