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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 689 · 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.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 100° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  2. 2.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear turns a 30-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 8 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  3. 3.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a metal door (b) a flat wall (c) a wooden box (d) a soft foam cushion
  4. 4.🛞 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) goes straight back (b) turns right (c) spins left on the spot (d) turns left
  5. 5.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 42 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 1320 cm?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  7. 7.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is loud (b) black is wet (c) black soaks up light (d) black is hot
  8. 8.⚙️ A 20-tooth driver gear turns an 80-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 20 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 57°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  10. 10.🛞 What is the main difficulty with legs for a robot? (a) too fast on floors (b) they never tire (c) harder to balance (d) they are too cheap
  11. 11.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one drives the wheels? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  12. 12.Which of these suits tracks? (a) a flat road (b) crossing stepping-stones (c) hovering over a roof (d) soft snow
  13. 13.⚙️ A 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  14. 14.⚙️ A motor changes electrical energy into … (a) sound only (b) movement (c) light (d) water
  15. 15.⚙️ A robot arm must lift a heavy load slowly. The motor’s driver gear meshes with a big gear. What kind of driver gear works best? (a) a big driver gear (b) a small driver gear
  16. 16.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) number of gears (b) wheel size (c) motor volts (d) driver teeth
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  19. 19.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 35. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  20. 20.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 45° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  22. 22.⚙️ A 20-tooth gear drives a 100-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  23. 23.True or false: “turns to an exact angle” is true of a servo motor. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear turns a 36-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 3 times. How many times did the driver turn?
  25. 25.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 7 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 15 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  26. 26.🔢 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)
  27. 27.📡 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?
  28. 28.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear turns a 24-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 4 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  29. 29.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) start on a hand clap (c) follow a black line (d) measure how far a box is
  30. 30.True or false: “good for a fast fan” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs forward and the right motor runs backward. What does the robot do? (a) spins left on the spot (b) goes straight back (c) spins right on the spot (d) goes straight forward
  32. 32.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 3 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one has just two wires? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  34. 34.True or false: “loose sand dunes” suits legs. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the black/white cut-off (b) the top speed (c) the battery size (d) the wheel size
  37. 37.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  38. 38.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear turns a 20-tooth driven gear. The driven gear turns 1 time. How many times did the driver turn?
  39. 39.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a touch sensor (d) a sound sensor
  40. 40.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 2 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. 360°
  2. 4
  3. a soft foam cushion
  4. turns right
  5. 10
  6. north
  7. black soaks up light
  8. 5
  9. 12
  10. harder to balance
  11. a DC motor
  12. soft snow
  13. 2
  14. movement
  15. a small driver gear
  16. True
  17. driver teeth
  18. a light sensor
  19. the white floor
  20. False
  21. 180°
  22. 5
  23. True
  24. 9
  25. 110
  26. big (slow and strong)
  27. 19
  28. 2
  29. start on a hand clap
  30. True
  31. spins right on the spot
  32. Yes
  33. a DC motor
  34. False
  35. 3 times slower
  36. the black/white cut-off
  37. 8
  38. 2
  39. a touch sensor
  40. 34

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