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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 502 · 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.📡 An object is 340 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  2. 2.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 6 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 4 times (in cm)? =
  3. 3.🧭 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 270°. It turns left 60°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  4. 4.⚙️ A 20-tooth gear drives a 100-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  5. 5.⚙️ A 12-tooth gear drives a 24-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  6. 6.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 1 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.Which of these suits tracks? (a) flying over a field (b) a long factory floor (c) deep mud (d) a smooth classroom floor
  8. 8.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) water drops (b) sound too high to hear (c) radio music (d) bright light
  9. 9.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 360°
  10. 10.⚙️ 7 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 7 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  11. 11.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 3 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 5 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  13. 13.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns a 60-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 1 time. How many times did the driver turn?
  14. 14.⬛ 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
  15. 15.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) both sensors (d) the left sensor
  16. 16.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) wheel size (b) number of gears (c) motor volts (d) driver teeth
  17. 17.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns a 40-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 3 times. How many times did the driver turn?
  18. 18.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) white (b) the sky (c) black (d) water
  19. 19.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 34 cm (b) 1 km (c) 3 cm (d) 340 cm
  20. 20.🛞 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) turns right (b) goes straight back (c) spins right on the spot (d) stays still
  21. 21.True or false: to hear a whistle, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) sound is slow (b) it goes there and back (c) the sensor is half (d) to make it smaller
  23. 23.⚙️ A 15-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  24. 24.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 42 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 18 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  26. 26.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 5 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 1 time (in cm)? =
  27. 27.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a flat road”? (a) legs (b) propellers (c) tracks (d) wheels
  28. 28.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  29. 29.⚙️ A common servo can turn from 0° up to about … (a) 180° (b) 18° (c) 10° (d) 1800°
  30. 30.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 54. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  31. 31.🦾 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 up and left (b) points up and right (c) points left (d) points right
  32. 32.True or false: “moves an arm joint” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a field of tall boulders”? (a) wheels (b) legs (c) tracks (d) propellers
  34. 34.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.True or false: “good for a fast fan” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚙️ A 48-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 10 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  37. 37.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) faster but weaker (b) at the same speed (c) not at all (d) slower but stronger
  38. 38.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  39. 39.⚙️ Which motor is best for turning a robot arm to exactly 45°? (a) a DC motor (b) a buzzer (c) a fan (d) a servo motor
  40. 40.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 6 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 2 times (in cm)? =

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 75.36
  3. 90
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. Yes
  7. deep mud
  8. sound too high to hear
  9. 180°
  10. anticlockwise
  11. No
  12. 85
  13. 3
  14. black soaks up light
  15. both sensors
  16. driver teeth
  17. 6
  18. black
  19. 34 cm
  20. turns right
  21. True
  22. it goes there and back
  23. 2
  24. 792
  25. 10
  26. 15.7
  27. wheels
  28. 12
  29. 180°
  30. the white floor
  31. points right
  32. True
  33. legs
  34. No
  35. False
  36. 40
  37. faster but weaker
  38. 44
  39. a servo motor
  40. 37.68

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