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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 151 · 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 keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  2. 2.🧭 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 60°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  4. 4.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn left, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  5. 5.🧭 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 left 60°, then left 45°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 45°?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  8. 8.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 104°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 285°?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 75°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 270°. It turns left 45°, then left 120°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 177°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  13. 13.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  14. 14.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) see colours (b) hear claps (c) smell smoke (d) turn by exact angles
  15. 15.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  16. 16.🧭 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 120°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 270°. It turns right 30°, then right 180°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 30°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 33°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  20. 20.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 90° (b) 180° (c) 360° (d) 45°
  21. 21.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 225°?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 83°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 105°?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 30°?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 135°?
  28. 28.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 100° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  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 left 120°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  31. 31.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 90° (b) 45° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  32. 32.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  33. 33.🧭 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 90°, then right 120°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  34. 34.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  35. 35.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  36. 36.🧭 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 left 60°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  37. 37.🧭 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 30°, then left 90°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 75°?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 188°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 30
  3. 4
  4. north
  5. 195
  6. 1
  7. south
  8. 14
  9. 19
  10. 15
  11. 135
  12. 3
  13. south
  14. turn by exact angles
  15. east
  16. 270
  17. 90
  18. 15
  19. 12
  20. 180°
  21. 4
  22. 15
  23. 9
  24. 7
  25. 7
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 360°
  29. 240
  30. 18
  31. 90°
  32. east
  33. 30
  34. east
  35. 8
  36. 60
  37. 30
  38. 5
  39. 8
  40. 12

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