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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 263 · 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 should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 187°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  2. 2.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 42°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  4. 4.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 100° (d) 180°
  5. 5.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn left, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  6. 6.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  8. 8.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 45° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 360°
  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 0°. It turns left 135°, then left 60°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 300°?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn right, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  12. 12.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 57°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  13. 13.🧭 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 right 30°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  14. 14.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 75°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  19. 19.🧭 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 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 315°?
  21. 21.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  22. 22.🧭 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 45°, then right 45°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 188°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  24. 24.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) turn by exact angles (b) smell smoke (c) hear claps (d) see colours
  25. 25.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 39°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  28. 28.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 360° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  29. 29.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 225°?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  31. 31.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn right, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  32. 32.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  34. 34.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn right, turn around, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  35. 35.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 135°?
  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 180°, then right 180°, then right 180°. 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 90°. It turns right 180°, then left 90°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 105°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  40. 40.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 177°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 360°
  5. north
  6. 12
  7. east
  8. 90°
  9. 120
  10. 5
  11. east
  12. 12
  13. 165
  14. 9
  15. 15
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 6
  19. 120
  20. 7
  21. 1
  22. 0
  23. 8
  24. turn by exact angles
  25. 3
  26. 10
  27. 6
  28. 180°
  29. 5
  30. north
  31. north
  32. 6
  33. west
  34. east
  35. 3
  36. 270
  37. 240
  38. 15
  39. east
  40. 3

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