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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 614 · 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 82°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  2. 2.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 300°?
  3. 3.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 360° (b) 45° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  4. 4.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  5. 5.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 360° (b) 100° (c) 90° (d) 180°
  6. 6.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  8. 8.🧭 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 60°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 193°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 330°?
  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 0°. It turns left 45°, then left 60°. 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 180°. It turns right 45°, then right 135°. 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 180°. It turns right 30°, then left 60°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  14. 14.🧭 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 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 15°?
  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 right 135°, then right 45°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn left, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  20. 20.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  21. 21.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) turn by exact angles (b) hear claps (c) smell smoke (d) see colours
  22. 22.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  23. 23.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 165°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (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 right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 90°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn around, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  29. 29.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn left, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  30. 30.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  33. 33.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 104°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  34. 34.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 76°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 177°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  37. 37.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 225°?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 83°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 90°
  4. 10
  5. 360°
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 105
  9. 13
  10. 22
  11. 255
  12. 0
  13. 330
  14. 120
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. 240
  18. 3
  19. north
  20. 3
  21. turn by exact angles
  22. north
  23. 4
  24. 15
  25. south
  26. 345
  27. 150
  28. south
  29. east
  30. 8
  31. 1
  32. east
  33. 14
  34. 12
  35. 14
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. 7
  39. 4
  40. west

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