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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 482 · 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 gear ratio of 3 (driven ÷ driver) means the driven gear turns … (a) 3 times slower (b) 3 times faster (c) 3 times louder (d) 3 times bigger
  2. 2.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a goldfish (b) a bat (c) a snail (d) a cow
  3. 3.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is weaker”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  4. 4.Which of these suits propellers? (a) a flat road (b) a field of tall boulders (c) hovering over a roof (d) crossing stepping-stones
  5. 5.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) faster (c) at the same speed
  6. 6.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) faster and weaker (b) not at all (c) slower but stronger (d) at the same speed
  7. 7.⚙️ A robot fan must spin very fast. The motor’s driver gear meshes with a small gear. What kind of driver gear works best? (a) a big driver gear (b) a small driver gear
  8. 8.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot start on a hand clap? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a light sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  9. 9.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 180°
  10. 10.🔦 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
  11. 11.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs forward and the right motor is stopped. What does the robot do? (a) spins right on the spot (b) spins left on the spot (c) turns right (d) goes straight back
  12. 12.True or false: “a hospital corridor” suits tracks. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a slow crane”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  14. 14.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 42 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 792 cm?
  15. 15.⚙️ 5 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 5 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  16. 16.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 30°?
  17. 17.⚙️ A motor makes 200 turns a minute with an 8-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 40-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 40-tooth gear make?
  18. 18.⚙️ A 20-tooth gear drives a 100-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  19. 19.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a temperature sensor (d) a camera
  20. 20.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn right, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  21. 21.🔢 To climb a steep ramp, a robot needs a gear ratio that is … (a) small (fast, weak) (b) never important (c) zero (d) big (slow and strong)
  22. 22.📡 An object is 255 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  23. 23.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) warn if motors get hot (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 169°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  25. 25.🧭 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 90°. It turns right 180°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  26. 26.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 2 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 47°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  28. 28.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one spins faster with more V? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  29. 29.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  30. 30.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 34 cm (b) 340 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 1 km
  31. 31.🧭 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 135°, then left 60°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  32. 32.⚙️ An 8-tooth gear drives a 16-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  33. 33.🛞 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 left (b) goes straight forward (c) curves to the right
  34. 34.⚙️ A motor makes 220 turns a minute with a 12-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 24-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 24-tooth gear make?
  35. 35.True or false: “moves an arm joint” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  37. 37.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 14 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  38. 38.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) spot a red ball (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  39. 39.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear turns a 60-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 2 times. How many times did the driver turn?
  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 10 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the right (b) goes straight forward (c) curves to the left

Answer key

  1. 3 times slower
  2. a bat
  3. big drives small
  4. hovering over a roof
  5. faster
  6. slower but stronger
  7. a big driver gear
  8. a sound sensor
  9. 180°
  10. the black line
  11. turns right
  12. False
  13. small drives big
  14. 6
  15. anticlockwise
  16. 50
  17. 40
  18. 5
  19. a camera
  20. east
  21. big (slow and strong)
  22. 15
  23. follow a black line
  24. 11
  25. 240
  26. Yes
  27. 2
  28. a DC motor
  29. 6
  30. 34 cm
  31. 135
  32. 2
  33. curves to the left
  34. 110
  35. True
  36. 88
  37. 238
  38. feel a bump into a wall
  39. 10
  40. curves to the right

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