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Robotics lesson 20: Part 2 test: how robots move and sense · Set 912 · 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 wheel has a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  2. 2.📡 What does an ultrasonic distance sensor send out? (a) sound too high to hear (b) radio music (c) water drops (d) bright light
  3. 3.⚙️ A 15-tooth driver gear turns a 30-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 12 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  4. 4.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 132 cm?
  5. 5.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 78. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  6. 6.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  7. 7.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) find the brightest spot (b) stop before a wall (c) know a button is pressed (d) hear a whistle
  8. 8.⚙️ A motor makes 240 turns a minute with a 15-tooth gear on it. That gear drives a 30-tooth gear. How many turns a minute does the 30-tooth gear make?
  9. 9.📡 Which animal finds its way by echoes, like this sensor? (a) a snail (b) a goldfish (c) a cow (d) a bat
  10. 10.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “loose sand dunes”? (a) wheels (b) propellers (c) legs (d) tracks
  11. 11.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 70 turns a minute and the right wheel at 40 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight forward (b) curves to the right (c) curves to the left
  12. 12.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 95°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  13. 13.📡 An object is 170 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  14. 14.Which of these suits wheels? (a) loose sand dunes (b) a field of tall boulders (c) hovering over a roof (d) a flat road
  15. 15.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns a 40-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 50 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  17. 17.🛞 A motor’s 10-tooth gear drives a 20-tooth gear on the wheel axle. The wheels have a diameter of 42 cm (use π = 22/7). The motor turns 2 times. How far does the robot roll (in cm)?
  18. 18.📡 Which object is hardest for an echo sensor to notice? (a) a metal door (b) a soft foam cushion (c) a wooden box (d) a flat wall
  19. 19.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 14 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  20. 20.⬛ In a two-sensor line follower, both sensors see white. Where is the line? (a) under the right sensor (b) between the two sensors (c) under the left sensor (d) far behind it
  21. 21.⚙️ A 24-tooth driver gear turns a 12-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 9 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  22. 22.🧭 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 right 60°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  23. 23.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to be heavier (c) to look colourful (d) to know their world
  24. 24.🛞 A robot wheel has a radius of 7 cm. Using π = 22/7, what is its circumference (in cm)?
  25. 25.📡 A robot stops if an object is closer than 50 cm. Its distance sensor hears the echo after 1 ms (sound: about 34 cm per ms). Does the robot stop? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.⚙️ An 8-tooth driver gear turns a 16-tooth driven gear. The driver turns 6 times. How many times does the driven gear turn?
  27. 27.⬛ The threshold of a light sensor is … (a) the top speed (b) the battery size (c) the wheel size (d) the black/white cut-off
  28. 28.📡 A distance sensor sends a sound pulse and hears the echo 1 ms later. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. How far away is the object (in cm)?
  29. 29.🔢 A gear ratio of 3 (driven ÷ driver) means the driven gear turns … (a) 3 times faster (b) 3 times louder (c) 3 times bigger (d) 3 times slower
  30. 30.📡 An object is 136 cm from a distance sensor. Sound travels about 34 cm every millisecond. After how many milliseconds does the echo come back?
  31. 31.🛞 A robot’s wheels have a diameter of 28 cm. Using π = 22/7, how many full turns must they make to roll 528 cm?
  32. 32.📡 A robot is 300 cm from a wall and drives straight at it at 20 cm per second. How far from the wall is it after 1 second (in cm)?
  33. 33.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs forward and the right motor is stopped. What does the robot do? (a) turns right (b) spins left on the spot (c) spins right on the spot (d) goes straight back
  34. 34.True or false: “crossing stepping-stones” suits legs. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one drives the wheels? (a) a DC motor (b) a servo motor
  36. 36.True or false: “soft snow” suits tracks. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔦 A light sensor reads below 60 over a black line and above 60 over the white floor. It reads 45. What is under the sensor? (a) the black line (b) the white floor
  38. 38.⚙️ DC motor or servo motor: which one usually turns 0° to 180°? (a) a servo motor (b) a DC motor
  39. 39.⚙️ A 10-tooth driver gear must make the driven gear turn 5 times slower. How many teeth must the driven gear have?
  40. 40.⚙️ What are the bumps round the edge of a gear called? (a) teeth (b) pins (c) spokes (d) tyres

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. sound too high to hear
  3. 6
  4. 6
  5. the white floor
  6. a light sensor
  7. know a button is pressed
  8. 120
  9. a bat
  10. tracks
  11. curves to the right
  12. 5
  13. 10
  14. a flat road
  15. 10
  16. 4
  17. 132
  18. a soft foam cushion
  19. 88
  20. between the two sensors
  21. 18
  22. 105
  23. to know their world
  24. 44
  25. Yes
  26. 3
  27. the black/white cut-off
  28. 17
  29. 3 times slower
  30. 8
  31. 6
  32. 280
  33. turns right
  34. True
  35. a DC motor
  36. True
  37. the black line
  38. a servo motor
  39. 50
  40. teeth

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