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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 563 · 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 spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 345°?
  2. 2.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 28 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 6 times (in cm)?
  3. 3.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a muddy building site”? (a) tracks (b) legs (c) propellers (d) wheels
  4. 4.🛞 A robot wheel has a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  5. 5.True or false: “spins faster with more V” is true of a DC motor. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚙️ A big gear drives a small gear. The small gear turns … (a) slower but stronger (b) not at all (c) faster but weaker (d) at the same speed
  7. 7.🔢 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)
  8. 8.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 60°?
  9. 9.Which of these suits wheels? (a) a muddy building site (b) a field of tall boulders (c) stepping over wide gaps (d) a long factory floor
  10. 10.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) stop before a wall (c) spot a red ball (d) feel a bump into a wall
  11. 11.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 30 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 6 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 40 turns a minute and the right wheel at 40 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the right (c) curves to the left
  13. 13.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is loud (b) black is hot (c) black soaks up light (d) black is wet
  14. 14.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one usually turns 0° to 180°? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  15. 15.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  16. 16.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one moves an arm joint? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 45°?
  18. 18.🔢 A gear ratio of 3 (driven ÷ driver) means the driven gear turns … (a) 3 times faster (b) 3 times slower (c) 3 times louder (d) 3 times bigger
  19. 19.⚙️ A motor makes 360 turns a minute with a 12-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 48-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 48-tooth gear make?
  20. 20.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 70 turns a minute and the right wheel at 20 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the right (c) curves to the left
  21. 21.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) sound too high to hear (b) radio music (c) bright light (d) water drops
  22. 22.🛞 How far does a wheel roll in one full turn? (a) its diameter (b) its weight (c) its radius (d) its circumference
  23. 23.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 20 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)? =
  24. 24.🦾 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 left (b) points up and left (c) points right (d) points straight up
  25. 25.⚙️ Which motor is best for turning a robot arm to exactly 45°? (a) a DC motor (b) a fan (c) a buzzer (d) a servo motor
  26. 26.⚙️ A motor makes 40 turns a minute with a 20-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 40-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 40-tooth gear make?
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 70 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  28. 28.🧭 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 90°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  29. 29.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear turns a 48-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 8 times. How many times did the driver turn?
  30. 30.True or false: “holds a set angle” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 95 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the left sensor (b) the right sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
  32. 32.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  33. 33.Which of these suits propellers? (a) flying over a field (b) soft snow (c) a flat road (d) crossing stepping-stones
  34. 34.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one holds a set angle? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  36. 36.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  37. 37.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 13 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  38. 38.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  39. 39.⚙️ A 40-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 1 time. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 528
  3. tracks
  4. 22
  5. True
  6. faster but weaker
  7. big (slow and strong)
  8. 100
  9. a long factory floor
  10. measure a turn angle
  11. No
  12. goes straight forward
  13. black soaks up light
  14. a servo motor
  15. 88
  16. a servo motor
  17. 1
  18. 3 times slower
  19. 90
  20. curves to the right
  21. sound too high to hear
  22. its circumference
  23. 314
  24. points right
  25. a servo motor
  26. 20
  27. 40
  28. 60
  29. 32
  30. True
  31. the right sensor
  32. east
  33. flying over a field
  34. True
  35. a servo motor
  36. 12
  37. 221
  38. 44
  39. 5
  40. 10

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