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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 883 · 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 motor makes 150 turns a minute with a 12-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 60-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 60-tooth gear make?
  2. 2.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one usually turns 0° to 180°? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  3. 3.True or false: “reverses if wires swap” is true of a servo motor. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔦 A light sensor reads below 30 over a black line and above 30 over the white floor. It reads 36. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  5. 5.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  6. 6.🦾 A servo moves from 170° to 70°. How many degrees does it turn?
  7. 7.🔢 Gear ratio = driven teeth ÷ … (a) number of gears (b) motor volts (c) wheel size (d) driver teeth
  8. 8.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  9. 9.🧭 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 90°. It turns left 90°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  10. 10.🦾 A servo moves from 80° to 110°. How many degrees does it turn?
  11. 11.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a flat road”? (a) wheels (b) tracks (c) legs (d) propellers
  12. 12.⚙️ A motor makes 500 turns a minute with an 8-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 40-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 40-tooth gear make?
  13. 13.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 41. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  14. 14.📡 Why do we halve the echo’s total path? (a) to make it smaller (b) it goes there and back (c) the sensor is half (d) sound is slow
  15. 15.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 40 turns a minute and the right wheel at 60 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the right (b) curves to the left (c) goes straight forward
  16. 16.🔦 A light sensor reads below 50 over a black line and above 50 over the white floor. It reads 56. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  17. 17.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the battery size (b) the wheel size (c) the top speed (d) the black/white cut-off
  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 270°. It turns left 180°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  19. 19.Which of these suits propellers? (a) stepping over wide gaps (b) hovering over a roof (c) a smooth classroom floor (d) a field of tall boulders
  20. 20.⚙️ A 50-tooth driver gear turns a 10-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 3 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  21. 21.True or false: “the output is stronger” happens when a small gear drives a big one. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) a gear (c) an input (d) an output
  23. 23.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 25. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) the right sensor (b) the left sensor (c) neither sensor (d) both sensors
  24. 24.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a dark tunnel (b) a black surface (c) a black line (d) a white surface
  25. 25.⚙️ A motor makes 320 turns a minute with an 8-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 32-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 32-tooth gear make?
  26. 26.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one holds a set angle? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  27. 27.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 60. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) both sensors (c) the right sensor (d) the left sensor
  28. 28.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  29. 29.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “moving under water”? (a) legs (b) tracks (c) propellers (d) wheels
  30. 30.⚙️ A small gear drives a big gear. The big gear turns … (a) not at all (b) faster and weaker (c) slower but stronger (d) at the same speed
  31. 31.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “crossing stepping-stones”? (a) tracks (b) propellers (c) wheels (d) legs
  32. 32.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 60 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  33. 33.🔦 A light sensor reads below 40 over a black line and above 40 over the white floor. It reads 20. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  34. 34.⚙️ A common servo can turn from 0° up to about … (a) 18° (b) 10° (c) 180° (d) 1800°
  35. 35.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) far behind it (c) between the two sensors (d) under the left sensor
  36. 36.🔦 A light sensor reads 10 over black and 80 over white. A good threshold is halfway between them. What is it?
  37. 37.Which of these suits tracks? (a) a long factory floor (b) hovering over a roof (c) flying over a field (d) a muddy building site
  38. 38.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with a crossed belt (it makes an X). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  39. 39.⚙️ A robot fan must spin very fast. The motor’s driver gear meshes with a small gear. What kind of driver gear works best? (a) a small driver gear (b) a big driver gear
  40. 40.Which of these suits propellers? (a) soft snow (b) a field of tall boulders (c) a long factory floor (d) flying over a field

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. a servo motor
  3. False
  4. the white floor
  5. 1
  6. 100
  7. driver teeth
  8. 10
  9. 180
  10. 30
  11. wheels
  12. 100
  13. the black line
  14. it goes there and back
  15. curves to the left
  16. the white floor
  17. the black/white cut-off
  18. 60
  19. hovering over a roof
  20. 15
  21. True
  22. an input
  23. both sensors
  24. a white surface
  25. 80
  26. a servo motor
  27. neither sensor
  28. 8
  29. propellers
  30. slower but stronger
  31. legs
  32. 35
  33. the black line
  34. 180°
  35. between the two sensors
  36. 45
  37. a muddy building site
  38. anticlockwise
  39. a big driver gear
  40. flying over a field

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