Tug of War STEM LAB Robotics

Which of the following best describes ‘force?’

• A push or pull that can change an object’s motion.

• Another name for the wheels in the VEX IQ Kit.

• A visible indicator on a robot brain that shows which direction the robot is moving.

• What we use to name our robot in VEXcode IQ

What happens when forces are balanced on your robot?

• The robot moves

• The robot will not move

• The robot’s mass will decrease

• The robot’s mass will increase

 Which of the following best describes an unbalanced force?

• All the forces are balanced

• Force applied in one direction is greater than the force applied in the opposite direction

• Force applied in one direction is the same as the force applied in the opposite direction

• Force applied in multiple directions balance each other out

 Initial force input for your robot comes from the _______.

• Wheels

• Shafts

• Motors

• Gears

 In order for a robot to push or pull another object, the force generated by the robot must be _____________  any opposing forces.

• Greater than

• Less than

• Equal to

How are you supposed to attach an IQ Bin to your BaseBot?

• Tape

• Beams and Corner Connectors

• Rope attachment and 24x Pitch Rope

• Knots

In the Robot Tractor Pull challenge, your BaseBot will pull an IQ Bin for how many seconds?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps for the Robot Tractor Pull challenge?

• Set your BaseBot in the center of the Field, download your project to your BaseBot, build a project in VEXcode IQ 

• Build your project in VEXcode IQ, attach your rope to your BaseBot, start your project

• Download your project to the BaseBot, start your project, then attach the rope to your BaseBot and IQ Motion bin

• Build your project in VEXcode IQ, download it to the BaseBot, attach your rope to the BaseBot and the IQ Motion Bin, set your BaseBot on the Field behind the second horizontal line, start your project

What is a gear train?

• A type of VEX IQ robot

• A mechanism made up of two or more gears

• One gear that is moved to different places on a robot between builds

• A type of force

Which of these configurations in a gear train would cause increased speed?

• Two gears of the same size

• A small gear driving a big gear

• A big driving a small gear