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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 34 · 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 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  2. 2.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 77°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  4. 4.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 89°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  5. 5.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 41°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  6. 6.🧭 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 left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  9. 9.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 180°
  10. 10.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 105°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 82°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  13. 13.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  14. 14.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 47°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 180°. It turns left 120°, then right 90°. 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 90°. It turns left 90°, then right 135°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  18. 18.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 360° (b) 45° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  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 180°. It turns right 180°, then right 180°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  20. 20.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) smell smoke (c) see colours (d) turn by exact angles
  21. 21.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 46°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 32°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  25. 25.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  26. 26.🧭 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 135°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn left, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  29. 29.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  30. 30.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn right, turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  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 0°. It turns right 45°, then right 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 0°. It turns right 60°, then left 120°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 345°?
  34. 34.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  35. 35.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 54°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  37. 37.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn right, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  38. 38.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 100° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  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 90°. It turns left 60°, then left 120°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn left, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 13
  3. north
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 300
  7. 3
  8. 10
  9. 180°
  10. 15
  11. 3
  12. 8
  13. 2
  14. south
  15. 2
  16. 150
  17. 315
  18. 90°
  19. 225
  20. turn by exact angles
  21. 1
  22. 13
  23. 5
  24. north
  25. east
  26. 195
  27. 4
  28. north
  29. east
  30. east
  31. 135
  32. 270
  33. 23
  34. south
  35. 4
  36. 9
  37. north
  38. 360°
  39. 240
  40. east

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