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Robotics Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 87 · 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 15-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 2 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  2. 2.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor is stopped and the right motor is stopped. What does the robot do? (a) stays still (b) goes straight forward (c) turns right (d) goes straight back
  3. 3.Which job needs a gyro sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) follow a black line (c) measure how far a box is (d) stay balanced upright
  4. 4.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 5 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 1 time (in cm)? =
  5. 5.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 38. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  6. 6.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 20 cm. Using π = 3.14, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 4 times (in cm)? =
  7. 7.🔢 To climb a steep ramp, a robot needs a gear ratio that is … (a) small (fast, weak) (b) zero (c) never important (d) big (slow and strong)
  8. 8.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 35 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 990 cm?
  9. 9.🛞 How does a two-wheeled robot with no steering turn? (a) it stops for ever (b) it uses a sail (c) one wheel runs faster (d) it jumps
  10. 10.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) bright light (b) radio music (c) sound too high to hear (d) water drops
  11. 11.⬛ A reading below the threshold means the sensor is over … (a) black (b) the sky (c) white (d) water
  12. 12.⚙️ An 80-tooth driver gear turns a 20-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 10 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  13. 13.🛞 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
  14. 14.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 30. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  15. 15.🛞 A robot wheel has a diameter of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  16. 16.🛞 A robot wheel has a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  17. 17.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a flat wall (b) a metal door (c) a wooden box (d) a soft foam cushion
  18. 18.🛞 The diameter of a wheel is how many times its radius? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
  19. 19.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “good for lifting loads”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  20. 20.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 28 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 18 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  21. 21.Which job needs a camera? (a) measure a turn angle (b) follow a black line (c) hear a whistle (d) spot a red ball
  22. 22.⚙️ The gear fixed to the motor is called the … (a) driven gear (b) idler gear (c) tyre (d) driver gear
  23. 23.⚙️ How do you make a DC motor spin the other way? (a) paint it red (b) swap its two wires (c) shake it (d) add more wheels
  24. 24.🦾 A servo program runs:
    angle = 0
    angle = angle + 20
    angle = angle + 60
    angle = angle − 30
    To what angle (in degrees) does the servo turn in the end?
  25. 25.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 2 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.⚙️ Which gear set-up gives this: “the output is stronger”? (a) small drives big (b) big drives small
  27. 27.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 50. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  28. 28.🔦 A light sensor reads 20 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  29. 29.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) motor volts (b) wheel size (c) driver teeth (d) number of gears
  30. 30.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a snail (b) a bat (c) a goldfish (d) a cow
  31. 31.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 85 and the right sensor reads 80. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  32. 32.⚙️ 4 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 4 turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
  33. 33.True or false: “turns to an exact angle” is true of a servo motor. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 76. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  35. 35.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) follow a black line (b) start on a hand clap (c) stop before a wall (d) read a QR code
  36. 36.True or false: “a smooth classroom floor” suits wheels. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a smooth classroom floor”? (a) wheels (b) tracks (c) legs (d) propellers
  38. 38.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 45°?
  39. 39.🔢 A gear ratio of 3 (driven ÷ driver) means the driven gear turns … (a) 3 times louder (b) 3 times slower (c) 3 times bigger (d) 3 times faster
  40. 40.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. stays still
  3. stay balanced upright
  4. 15.7
  5. the white floor
  6. 251.2
  7. big (slow and strong)
  8. 9
  9. one wheel runs faster
  10. sound too high to hear
  11. black
  12. 40
  13. curves to the right
  14. both sensors
  15. 44
  16. 22
  17. a soft foam cushion
  18. 2
  19. small drives big
  20. 528
  21. spot a red ball
  22. driver gear
  23. swap its two wires
  24. 50
  25. Yes
  26. small drives big
  27. the white floor
  28. 50
  29. driver teeth
  30. a bat
  31. neither sensor
  32. clockwise
  33. True
  34. the white floor
  35. follow a black line
  36. True
  37. wheels
  38. 1
  39. 3 times slower
  40. 44

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