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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 72 · 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 gear set-up gives this: “the output is stronger”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  2. 2.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns a 40-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 20 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  3. 3.True or false: “good for a slow crane” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚙️ A motor changes electrical energy into … (a) movement (b) sound only (c) water (d) light
  5. 5.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  6. 6.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
  7. 7.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 14 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 12 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  8. 8.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 28 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 8 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  10. 10.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a light sensor (b) a camera (c) a distance sensor (d) a gyro sensor
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.📡 A robot is 230 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  13. 13.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs backward and the right motor runs forward. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight back (b) goes straight forward (c) spins left on the spot (d) spins right on the spot
  14. 14.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one spins round and round? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  15. 15.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “hovering over a roof”? (a) propellers (b) legs (c) tracks (d) wheels
  16. 16.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 85. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  17. 17.🛞 A small free-turning wheel that only helps a robot balance is called … (a) a gear (b) a track (c) a caster wheel (d) a servo
  18. 18.🧭 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 right 120°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  19. 19.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 14 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 10 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  20. 20.⚙️ A 36-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 3 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  21. 21.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 8 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) motor volts (b) driver teeth (c) number of gears (d) wheel size
  23. 23.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 60 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 2 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.🔢 A gear ratio of 3 (driven ÷ driver) means the driven gear turns … (a) 3 times louder (b) 3 times faster (c) 3 times slower (d) 3 times bigger
  25. 25.🦾 A servo arm points right at 0°, straight up at 90° and left at 180°. It is set to 180°. Where does the arm point? (a) points left (b) points up and left (c) points straight up (d) points right
  26. 26.📡 A robot is 200 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 15 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 6 seconds (in cm)?
  27. 27.⚙️ A motor makes 30 turns a minute with an 8-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 24-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 24-tooth gear make?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 210°?
  29. 29.⚙️ A 40-tooth driver gear turns an 8-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 1 time. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  30. 30.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 75. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) both sensors (c) the left sensor (d) neither sensor
  31. 31.True or false: “spins faster with more V” is true of a DC motor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 5 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  33. 33.📡 In these lessons, sound travels about how far in 1 millisecond? (a) 340 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 1 km (d) 34 cm
  34. 34.🦾 A servo program runs:
    angle = 10
    angle = angle + 20
    angle = angle + 60
    To what angle (in degrees) does the servo turn in the end?
  35. 35.⚙️ Pulley A turns anticlockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
  36. 36.🦾 A servo moves from 180° to 100°. How many degrees does it turn?
  37. 37.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) driven gear (b) tyre (c) idler gear (d) driver gear
  38. 38.True or false: “the output turns slower” happens when a big gear drives a small one. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “flying over a field”? (a) legs (b) tracks (c) wheels (d) propellers
  40. 40.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stay balanced upright (c) measure how far a box is (d) stop before a wall

Answer key

  1. small drives big
  2. 4
  3. False
  4. movement
  5. 44
  6. the left sensor
  7. 176
  8. 352
  9. 8
  10. a light sensor
  11. a touch sensor
  12. 170
  13. spins left on the spot
  14. a DC motor
  15. propellers
  16. the left sensor
  17. a caster wheel
  18. 75
  19. 220
  20. 9
  21. No
  22. driver teeth
  23. Yes
  24. 3 times slower
  25. points left
  26. 110
  27. 10
  28. 7
  29. 5
  30. neither sensor
  31. True
  32. 60
  33. 34 cm
  34. 90
  35. clockwise
  36. 80
  37. driver gear
  38. False
  39. propellers
  40. know a button is pressed

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