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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 111 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Count the degrees): Full turn 360°, half turn 180°, right angle 90°. Heading: right adds, left takes away; keep it between 0° and 359° by adding or taking away 360. Equal turns in a full circle = 360 ÷ one turn; time to turn = angle ÷ degrees per second.

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  1. 1.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  2. 2.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 188°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 41°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  4. 4.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  5. 5.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 45° (b) 180° (c) 360° (d) 90°
  6. 6.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn around, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  7. 7.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn left, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  9. 9.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 300°?
  10. 10.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 180° (b) 360° (c) 45° (d) 90°
  11. 11.🧭 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 0°. It turns right 120°, then right 180°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  13. 13.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 75°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  14. 14.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  15. 15.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) smell smoke (b) hear claps (c) see colours (d) turn by exact angles
  16. 16.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 167°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  17. 17.🧭 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 right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 105°?
  21. 21.🧭 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 90°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  23. 23.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn left, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  24. 24.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 81°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  26. 26.🧭 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 90°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 105°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  28. 28.🧭 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 right 120°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  29. 29.🧭 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 right 180°, then right 30°, then left 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 50°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  33. 33.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 180° (b) 360° (c) 90° (d) 100°
  34. 34.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn around, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  37. 37.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  38. 38.🧭 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 right 90°, then left 45°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 40°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?

Answer key

  1. east
  2. 8
  3. 4
  4. 12
  5. 90°
  6. east
  7. 6
  8. north
  9. 5
  10. 180°
  11. 180
  12. west
  13. 15
  14. 2
  15. turn by exact angles
  16. 13
  17. 180
  18. 6
  19. 12
  20. 7
  21. 30
  22. south
  23. south
  24. south
  25. 9
  26. 315
  27. 15
  28. 180
  29. 210
  30. 5
  31. 16
  32. 8
  33. 360°
  34. 8
  35. 3
  36. south
  37. east
  38. 255
  39. 5
  40. 10

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