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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 469 · 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 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 95°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  2. 2.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  3. 3.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 48°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  4. 4.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  5. 5.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  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 180°. It turns left 90°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  9. 9.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 90° (b) 45° (c) 360° (d) 180°
  10. 10.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  12. 12.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 360° (b) 100° (c) 90° (d) 180°
  13. 13.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn around, turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  14. 14.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 190°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  16. 16.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) see colours (b) hear claps (c) turn by exact angles (d) smell smoke
  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 180°. It turns right 90°, then left 135°, then right 180°. 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 90°. It turns left 45°, then left 60°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 104°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  21. 21.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 39°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  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 30°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 52°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 left 120°, then left 30°, then right 45°. 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 left 120°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 58°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 87°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  34. 34.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 194°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 91°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 179°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  37. 37.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 93°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 192°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 90°
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. west
  6. 225
  7. 6
  8. 3
  9. 180°
  10. 4
  11. 10
  12. 360°
  13. east
  14. 10
  15. 4
  16. turn by exact angles
  17. 315
  18. 45
  19. 12
  20. 14
  21. 5
  22. 12
  23. west
  24. 6
  25. 8
  26. 24
  27. 6
  28. 210
  29. 7
  30. 345
  31. 285
  32. 13
  33. 3
  34. 14
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 9
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 12

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