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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 821 · 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 of these suits wheels? (a) hovering over a roof (b) soft snow (c) a smooth classroom floor (d) flying over a field
  2. 2.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 20 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  3. 3.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “deep mud”? (a) wheels (b) tracks (c) propellers (d) legs
  4. 4.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is stronger”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  5. 5.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 15. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) both sensors (b) neither sensor (c) the left sensor (d) the right sensor
  6. 6.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a wooden box (c) a metal door (d) a soft foam cushion
  7. 7.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a slow crane”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  8. 8.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 35 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 2 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  9. 9.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “soft snow”? (a) wheels (b) tracks (c) propellers (d) legs
  10. 10.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 60°?
  11. 11.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 20 turns a minute and the right wheel at 80 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the left (b) curves to the right (c) goes straight forward
  12. 12.⚙️ A motor changes electrical energy into … (a) movement (b) light (c) water (d) sound only
  13. 13.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 4 times (in cm)? =
  14. 14.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 27. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  15. 15.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) number of gears (b) wheel size (c) motor volts (d) driver teeth
  16. 16.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns a 10-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) at the same speed (c) faster
  17. 17.Which job needs a camera? (a) read a QR code (b) measure how far a box is (c) hear a whistle (d) know a button is pressed
  18. 18.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 7 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) in opposite directions (b) the same direction (c) one up, one down (d) they do not turn
  20. 20.True or false: “the output is weaker” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛞 Why do most indoor robots use wheels? (a) they look funny (b) they climb stairs (c) they float (d) fast and easy on floors
  22. 22.⚙️ Which motor is best for spinning a robot’s wheels round and round? (a) a light sensor (b) a DC motor (c) a buzzer (d) a servo motor
  23. 23.🛞 The diameter of a wheel is how many times its radius? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
  24. 24.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  25. 25.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 11 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  26. 26.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) temperature (c) turning (rotation) (d) sound
  27. 27.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 8 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  28. 28.📡 A robot is 290 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 5 seconds (in cm)?
  29. 29.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for a racing toy”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big
  30. 30.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 28 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 176 cm?
  31. 31.🦾 A servo arm points right at 0°, straight up at 90° and left at 180°. It is set to 90°. Where does the arm point? (a) points up and left (b) points left (c) points up and right (d) points straight up
  32. 32.⚙️ A common servo can turn from 0° up to about … (a) 1800° (b) 18° (c) 10° (d) 180°
  33. 33.📡 A robot is 100 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 4 seconds (in cm)?
  34. 34.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 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.⚙️ 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
  36. 36.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a hospital corridor”? (a) tracks (b) wheels (c) legs (d) propellers
  37. 37.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the left sensor (b) far behind it (c) between the two sensors (d) under the right sensor
  38. 38.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 37. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  39. 39.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 28 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 9 times (in cm)?
  40. 40.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) big drives small (b) small drives big

Answer key

  1. a smooth classroom floor
  2. 340
  3. tracks
  4. small drives big
  5. the right sensor
  6. a soft foam cushion
  7. small drives big
  8. 110
  9. tracks
  10. 100
  11. curves to the left
  12. movement
  13. 125.6
  14. the black line
  15. driver teeth
  16. faster
  17. read a QR code
  18. No
  19. in opposite directions
  20. False
  21. fast and easy on floors
  22. a DC motor
  23. 2
  24. 9
  25. 187
  26. turning (rotation)
  27. 136
  28. 265
  29. big drives small
  30. 2
  31. points straight up
  32. 180°
  33. 20
  34. No
  35. a small driver gear
  36. wheels
  37. between the two sensors
  38. the black line
  39. 792
  40. small drives big

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