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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 157 · 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 120° 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 180°. It turns right 120°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 315°?
  4. 4.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 172°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  5. 5.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  6. 6.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 43°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  7. 7.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 360° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 45°
  8. 8.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn right, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  10. 10.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 167°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 166°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  13. 13.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 360° (c) 90° (d) 180°
  14. 14.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  15. 15.🧭 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 135°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  17. 17.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  18. 18.🧭 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 left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 57°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  20. 20.🧭 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 left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 90°. It turns left 90°, then left 180°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  23. 23.🧭 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 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  25. 25.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 180° (c) 360° (d) 100°
  26. 26.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 255°?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn left, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 41°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 90°. It turns right 60°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  31. 31.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) turn by exact angles (c) smell smoke (d) see colours
  32. 32.🧭 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 90°, then right 45°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  34. 34.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 30°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 169°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 195°?
  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 0°. It turns right 90°, then right 45°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  39. 39.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  40. 40.🧭 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 135°, then left 90°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 255
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. south
  6. 2
  7. 90°
  8. 4
  9. north
  10. 13
  11. 14
  12. 5
  13. 180°
  14. 9
  15. 75
  16. 6
  17. south
  18. 30
  19. 12
  20. 30
  21. 120
  22. 4
  23. 300
  24. east
  25. 360°
  26. 17
  27. south
  28. 4
  29. 105
  30. west
  31. turn by exact angles
  32. 105
  33. 1
  34. 15
  35. 11
  36. 13
  37. 15
  38. north
  39. 10
  40. 225

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