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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 247 · 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 should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 56°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 45°?
  4. 4.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 45°
  5. 5.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 181°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  6. 6.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) see colours (c) turn by exact angles (d) smell smoke
  7. 7.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  8. 8.🧭 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 135°, then right 60°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 75°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn around, turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  11. 11.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 45° (b) 180° (c) 360° (d) 90°
  12. 12.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  13. 13.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  14. 14.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 180° (b) 100° (c) 360° (d) 90°
  15. 15.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  16. 16.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 60°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 0°. It turns left 60°, then left 60°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 left 180°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 194°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  21. 21.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  23. 23.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 173°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 93°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  27. 27.🧭 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 right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 150°?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  30. 30.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  34. 34.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  35. 35.🧭 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 45°, then right 180°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  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 270°. It turns left 135°, then right 135°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 0°. It turns left 120°, then left 30°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn left, turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  40. 40.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 300°?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 11
  3. 1
  4. 180°
  5. 1
  6. turn by exact angles
  7. north
  8. 330
  9. 15
  10. south
  11. 90°
  12. south
  13. 12
  14. 360°
  15. north
  16. 15
  17. 180
  18. 315
  19. 14
  20. north
  21. 8
  22. north
  23. 7
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 6
  27. 180
  28. 10
  29. east
  30. 10
  31. 5
  32. 9
  33. south
  34. 6
  35. 315
  36. 24
  37. 330
  38. 165
  39. north
  40. 20

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