Robotics Worksheet: Wheels, Legs and Tracks

Robotics lesson 11: Wheels, legs and tracks · Set 210 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Ground decides): Wheels: smooth flat ground. Tracks: mud, sand, snow. Legs: gaps and stepping places. Propellers: air and water. Two-wheel steering: both wheels forward at the same speed → straight; left faster → curves right; right faster → curves left. One wheel stopped → turns towards the stopped wheel; wheels in opposite directions → spins on the spot.

1. 1.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “crossing stepping-stones”? (a) wheels (b) propellers (c) tracks (d) legs
2. 2.🛞 How does a two-wheeled robot with no steering turn? (a) one wheel runs faster (b) it uses a sail (c) it jumps (d) it stops for ever
3. 3.True or false: “a hospital corridor” suits wheels. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these suits tracks? (a) loose sand dunes (b) a hospital corridor (c) stepping over wide gaps (d) a smooth classroom floor
5. 5.True or false: “a long factory floor” suits propellers. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 30 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
7. 7.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs backward and the right motor runs backward. What does the robot do? (a) goes straight back (b) turns right (c) spins right on the spot (d) goes straight forward
8. 8.True or false: “hovering over a roof” suits propellers. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛞 What is the main difficulty with legs for a robot? (a) they are too cheap (b) too fast on floors (c) they never tire (d) harder to balance
10. 10.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 50 turns a minute and the right wheel at 30 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the left (b) goes straight forward (c) curves to the right
11. 11.Which of these suits wheels? (a) a smooth classroom floor (b) deep mud (c) soft snow (d) flying over a field
12. 12.🛞 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) goes straight back (b) goes straight forward (c) spins right on the spot (d) turns right
13. 13.True or false: “deep mud” suits legs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “flying over a field”? (a) wheels (b) propellers (c) legs (d) tracks
15. 15.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 70 turns a minute and the right wheel at 80 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the right (b) curves to the left (c) goes straight forward
16. 16.True or false: “soft snow” suits tracks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “stepping over wide gaps”? (a) wheels (b) tracks (c) propellers (d) legs
18. 18.🛞 Both wheels of a two-wheeled robot turn forward. The left wheel turns at 40 turns a minute and the right wheel at 20 turns a minute. What does the robot do? (a) curves to the left (b) curves to the right (c) goes straight forward
19. 19.🛞 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) spins left on the spot (b) goes straight back (c) stays still (d) turns right
20. 20.Which of these suits legs? (a) soft snow (b) a long factory floor (c) flying over a field (d) a field of tall boulders
21. 21.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a flat road”? (a) tracks (b) legs (c) propellers (d) wheels
22. 22.True or false: “a field of tall boulders” suits wheels. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a flat road” suits legs. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a field of tall boulders” suits legs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these suits wheels? (a) stepping over wide gaps (b) crossing stepping-stones (c) flying over a field (d) a flat road
26. 26.Which of these suits propellers? (a) flying over a field (b) a muddy building site (c) crossing stepping-stones (d) stepping over wide gaps
27. 27.True or false: “a long factory floor” suits wheels. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a muddy building site”? (a) tracks (b) wheels (c) propellers (d) legs
29. 29.True or false: “moving under water” suits propellers. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛞 A robot has one motor on its left wheel and one on its right wheel. The left motor runs forward and the right motor runs backward. What does the robot do? (a) stays still (b) goes straight back (c) spins right on the spot (d) turns left
31. 31.Which of these suits tracks? (a) moving under water (b) a hospital corridor (c) a muddy building site (d) crossing stepping-stones
32. 32.True or false: “a hospital corridor” suits propellers. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛞 A small free-turning wheel that only helps a robot balance is called … (a) a caster wheel (b) a servo (c) a track (d) a gear
34. 34.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “moving under water”? (a) wheels (b) propellers (c) tracks (d) legs
35. 35.Which of these suits wheels? (a) loose sand dunes (b) hovering over a roof (c) a hospital corridor (d) stepping over wide gaps
36. 36.Which of these suits propellers? (a) a long factory floor (b) hovering over a roof (c) stepping over wide gaps (d) a smooth classroom floor
37. 37.True or false: “a flat road” suits propellers. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “crossing stepping-stones” suits legs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛞 Which way of moving suits this best: “a smooth classroom floor”? (a) legs (b) wheels (c) tracks (d) propellers
40. 40.True or false: “loose sand dunes” suits propellers. (a) True (b) False

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