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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 234 · 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 south. It does: turn around, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  2. 2.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  4. 4.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  5. 5.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 99°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 98°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  9. 9.🧭 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 60°, then right 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  10. 10.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 180° (d) 45°
  11. 11.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  12. 12.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 90° (b) 45° (c) 360° (d) 180°
  13. 13.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 360° (b) 180° (c) 100° (d) 90°
  14. 14.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 45°?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 150°?
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 41°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  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 0°. It turns right 120°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn right, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  23. 23.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  24. 24.🧭 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 right 30°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 85°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 43°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 270°. It turns left 120°, then left 45°. 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 90°. It turns right 30°, then right 90°, then right 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  30. 30.🧭 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 30°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  31. 31.🧭 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 135°, then left 90°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 88°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  34. 34.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn left, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  35. 35.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 45°?
  36. 36.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) smell smoke (b) see colours (c) hear claps (d) turn by exact angles
  37. 37.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 92°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 90°. It turns left 60°, then right 45°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  39. 39.🧭 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 30°, then right 30°, then left 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?

Answer key

  1. east
  2. 6
  3. north
  4. 9
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. 330
  10. 90°
  11. west
  12. 180°
  13. 360°
  14. 6
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. east
  21. 300
  22. east
  23. 9
  24. 105
  25. 5
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 105
  29. 300
  30. 180
  31. 195
  32. 2
  33. east
  34. west
  35. 1
  36. turn by exact angles
  37. 2
  38. 120
  39. 225
  40. 1

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