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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 52 · 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’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 45°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  2. 2.🧭 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 60°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn right, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  4. 4.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 181°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  5. 5.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 178°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 46°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  11. 11.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 45° (d) 180°
  12. 12.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 105°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  13. 13.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  14. 14.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 102°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  17. 17.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 360°
  18. 18.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  19. 19.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 183°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  20. 20.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) see colours (c) smell smoke (d) turn by exact angles
  21. 21.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 255°?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn left, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  23. 23.🧭 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 right 30°, then left 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  24. 24.🧭 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 60°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 165°?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 225°?
  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 180°. It turns left 45°, then right 60°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 185°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn left, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  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 right 90°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 82°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 left 30°, then left 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 50°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 0°. It turns right 60°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  35. 35.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 360° (b) 180° (c) 100° (d) 90°
  36. 36.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 30°?
  37. 37.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?

Answer key

  1. 0
  2. 330
  3. north
  4. 1
  5. 12
  6. 6
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. 10
  11. 90°
  12. 15
  13. 8
  14. south
  15. 12
  16. 6
  17. 180°
  18. north
  19. 3
  20. turn by exact angles
  21. 17
  22. south
  23. 255
  24. 75
  25. 11
  26. 5
  27. 135
  28. 5
  29. east
  30. 0
  31. 8
  32. 150
  33. 5
  34. 240
  35. 360°
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. 9
  39. 2
  40. 1

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