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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 886 · 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 keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  2. 2.📡 An object is 119 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  3. 3.🧭 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 180°. It turns left 120°, then right 45°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  4. 4.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 21 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  5. 5.⚙️ Two gears are meshed together. How do they turn? (a) they do not turn (b) the same direction (c) one up, one down (d) in opposite directions
  6. 6.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  7. 7.⚙️ 5 gears are in a row, each meshed with the next. Gear 1 turns anticlockwise. Which way does gear 5 turn? (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise
  8. 8.⚙️ A 36-tooth driver gear turns a 20-tooth driven gear. Compared with the driver, how does the driven gear turn? (a) slower (b) at the same speed (c) faster
  9. 9.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a white surface (b) a black surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black line
  10. 10.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  11. 11.🦾 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 right (c) points up and left (d) points straight up
  12. 12.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 100 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 5 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.📡 A robot is 300 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 5 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 7 seconds (in cm)?
  14. 14.Which of these suits propellers? (a) stepping over wide gaps (b) hovering over a roof (c) crossing stepping-stones (d) a long factory floor
  15. 15.🦾 A servo program runs:
    angle = 130
    angle = angle − 50
    angle = angle + 20
    angle = angle − 50
    angle = angle + 40
    To what angle (in degrees) does the servo turn in the end?
  16. 16.📡 An object is 289 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  17. 17.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 21 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 528 cm?
  18. 18.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “loose sand dunes”? (a) legs (b) tracks (c) wheels (d) propellers
  19. 19.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  20. 20.🛞 A robot wheel has a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  21. 21.True or false: “spins round and round” is true of a DC motor. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🛞 The diameter of a wheel is how many times its radius? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
  23. 23.Which of these suits legs? (a) moving under water (b) deep mud (c) a hospital corridor (d) crossing stepping-stones
  24. 24.🛞 How far does a wheel roll in one full turn? (a) its radius (b) its circumference (c) its weight (d) its diameter
  25. 25.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) under the left sensor (c) between the two sensors (d) far behind it
  26. 26.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure a turn angle? (a) a touch sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a temperature sensor
  27. 27.🛞 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 8 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  28. 28.🦾 A servo turns 60° every 100 ms. How many milliseconds does it take to turn 60°?
  29. 29.🔦 A robot has a left and a right light sensor. Below 50 means black. The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 35. Which sensor is over the black line? (a) neither sensor (b) the right sensor (c) the left sensor (d) both sensors
  30. 30.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 54. What is under the sensor? (a) the white floor (b) the black line
  31. 31.True or false: “moving under water” suits legs. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚙️ Pulley A turns clockwise and drives pulley B with an open belt (no cross). Which way does pulley B turn? (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise
  33. 33.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 30-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 7 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 9 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  34. 34.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, how far does the robot roll when the wheels turn 5 times (in cm)?
  35. 35.⚙️ 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 big driver gear (b) a small driver gear
  36. 36.⚙️ A 12-tooth driver gear turns a 36-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 27 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  37. 37.True or false: “deep mud” suits tracks. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🦾 A servo arm points right at 0°, straight up at 90° and left at 180°. It is set to 135°. Where does the arm point? (a) points left (b) points up and left (c) points up and right (d) points right
  39. 39.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 6 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  40. 40.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 150
  4. 132
  5. in opposite directions
  6. 1
  7. anticlockwise
  8. faster
  9. a white surface
  10. north
  11. points left
  12. Yes
  13. 265
  14. hovering over a roof
  15. 90
  16. 17
  17. 8
  18. tracks
  19. to know their world
  20. 22
  21. True
  22. 2
  23. crossing stepping-stones
  24. its circumference
  25. between the two sensors
  26. a gyro sensor
  27. 440
  28. 100
  29. both sensors
  30. the black line
  31. False
  32. clockwise
  33. 66
  34. 220
  35. a big driver gear
  36. 9
  37. True
  38. points up and left
  39. 102
  40. False

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