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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 784 · 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 is 140 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 10 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 6 seconds (in cm)?
  2. 2.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  3. 3.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)?
  4. 4.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) faster and weaker (b) slower but stronger (c) at the same speed (d) not at all
  5. 5.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) feel a bump into a wall (b) know a button is pressed (c) warn if motors get hot (d) read a QR code
  6. 6.🛞 Why do tracks (caterpillar belts) grip soft ground well? (a) they are round (b) they spin in the air (c) they are shiny (d) they spread the weight
  7. 7.Which of these suits legs? (a) flying over a field (b) stepping over wide gaps (c) a flat road (d) hovering over a roof
  8. 8.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one turns to an exact angle? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  9. 9.⚙️ How do you make a DC motor spin the other way? (a) paint it red (b) shake it (c) swap its two wires (d) add more wheels
  10. 10.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 315°?
  11. 11.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 7 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 10 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  12. 12.⚙️ A 30-tooth driver gear turns a 10-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 3 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  13. 13.Which of these suits wheels? (a) a long factory floor (b) stepping over wide gaps (c) a field of tall boulders (d) hovering over a roof
  14. 14.🧭 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 180°, then left 180°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  15. 15.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 26. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  16. 16.🛞 What is the main difficulty with legs for a robot? (a) too fast on floors (b) they never tire (c) they are too cheap (d) harder to balance
  17. 17.🛞 Circumference = π × … (a) radius only (b) weight (c) speed (d) diameter
  18. 18.📡 A robot is 150 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 2 seconds (in cm)?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  20. 20.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one spins round and round? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  21. 21.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 27. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  22. 22.⚙️ A 12-tooth gear drives a 24-tooth gear. What is the gear ratio (driven teeth ÷ driver teeth)?
  23. 23.⬛ Why does a light sensor read a LOW number over a black line? (a) black is loud (b) black soaks up light (c) black is wet (d) black is hot
  24. 24.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  25. 25.⚙️ 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 small driver gear (b) a big driver gear
  26. 26.🔢 To climb a steep ramp, a robot needs a gear ratio that is … (a) zero (b) never important (c) small (fast, weak) (d) big (slow and strong)
  27. 27.🛞 A robot wheel has a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  28. 28.⚙️ 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
  29. 29.🧭 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°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  30. 30.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 100 turns a minute and the right wheel at 10 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the right (b) curves to the left (c) goes straight forward
  31. 31.📡 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
  32. 32.🦾 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 straight up (b) points left (c) points right (d) points up and right
  33. 33.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 10 turns a minute and the right wheel at 100 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the left (c) curves to the right
  34. 34.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 7 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  35. 35.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) an input (b) an output (c) a wheel (d) a gear
  36. 36.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  37. 37.Which of these suits wheels? (a) moving under water (b) a flat road (c) hovering over a roof (d) crossing stepping-stones
  38. 38.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚙️ 3 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 3 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
  40. 40.🧭 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 60°, then right 120°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 2
  3. 110
  4. slower but stronger
  5. warn if motors get hot
  6. they spread the weight
  7. stepping over wide gaps
  8. a servo motor
  9. swap its two wires
  10. 7
  11. 110
  12. 9
  13. a long factory floor
  14. 180
  15. the black line
  16. harder to balance
  17. diameter
  18. 140
  19. 4
  20. a DC motor
  21. the black line
  22. 2
  23. black soaks up light
  24. 1
  25. a small driver gear
  26. big (slow and strong)
  27. 22
  28. a servo motor
  29. 135
  30. curves to the right
  31. Yes
  32. points right
  33. curves to the left
  34. 119
  35. an input
  36. west
  37. a flat road
  38. True
  39. anticlockwise
  40. 135

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