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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 44 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  2. 2.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  3. 3.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 180° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 360°
  4. 4.🧭 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 45°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  5. 5.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 180° (d) 45°
  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 270°. It turns right 180°, then left 180°, then right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  7. 7.🧭 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 135°, then left 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 150°?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  10. 10.🧭 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 left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  11. 11.🧭 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 90°, then left 30°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  12. 12.🧭 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 45°, then left 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 0°. It turns left 180°, then right 135°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  14. 14.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 360° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 100°
  15. 15.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) smell smoke (c) turn by exact angles (d) see colours
  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 0°. It turns left 30°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 105°?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 76°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  21. 21.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 83°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 191°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 80°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  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 left 120°, then left 45°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 171°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 174°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn left, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (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 180°. It turns left 180°, then left 180°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 41°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  34. 34.🧭 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 120°, then right 90°, then left 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  36. 36.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  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 left 45°, then right 90°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. north
  3. 90°
  4. 105
  5. 180°
  6. 30
  7. 180
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. 195
  11. 150
  12. 45
  13. 90
  14. 360°
  15. turn by exact angles
  16. 30
  17. 7
  18. 12
  19. 14
  20. west
  21. 10
  22. 4
  23. 7
  24. 11
  25. 10
  26. 2
  27. 15
  28. 9
  29. 6
  30. south
  31. 225
  32. 4
  33. east
  34. 240
  35. south
  36. south
  37. 195
  38. 9
  39. 8
  40. west

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