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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 49 · 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 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  2. 2.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) see colours (b) hear claps (c) smell smoke (d) turn by exact angles
  3. 3.🧭 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 135°, then left 45°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  4. 4.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  5. 5.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 90° (b) 180° (c) 45° (d) 360°
  6. 6.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn around, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  8. 8.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 45°
  9. 9.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn right, turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  10. 10.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 179°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 59°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  13. 13.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn around, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  14. 14.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  15. 15.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 15°?
  18. 18.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 100° (c) 360° (d) 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 270°. It turns right 30°, then right 90°, then right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  21. 21.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 30°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn around, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 79°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  26. 26.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 75°?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 87°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 169°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  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 left 180°, then right 30°. 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 90°. It turns right 45°, then left 45°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right. 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 right 60°, then left 120°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 180°. It turns left 60°, then right 45°, then left 90°. 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 270°?
  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 90°, then right 45°. 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 270°. It turns right 45°, then left 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  40. 40.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. turn by exact angles
  3. 45
  4. north
  5. 90°
  6. 6
  7. east
  8. 180°
  9. north
  10. 1
  11. 14
  12. 9
  13. south
  14. west
  15. 6
  16. east
  17. 1
  18. 360°
  19. 150
  20. 8
  21. 24
  22. 15
  23. west
  24. 11
  25. south
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. 11
  30. 12
  31. 210
  32. 225
  33. west
  34. 0
  35. 75
  36. 18
  37. 225
  38. 180
  39. north
  40. west

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