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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 623 · 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 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  2. 2.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 46°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  3. 3.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 360° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  4. 4.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  5. 5.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  7. 7.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) smell smoke (b) turn by exact angles (c) hear claps (d) see colours
  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 90°. It turns left 135°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 58°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  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 90°. It turns left 30°, then left 45°, then left 120°. 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 90°. It turns right 135°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 181°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  16. 16.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 180° (b) 90° (c) 100° (d) 360°
  17. 17.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 94°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 0°. It turns left 30°, then right 180°, then right 180°. 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 30°?
  20. 20.🧭 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 180°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  21. 21.🧭 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 30°, then left 180°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  24. 24.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn around, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 165°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 95°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 35°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 175°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 39°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  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 left 180°, then left 180°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  35. 35.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 180° (b) 360° (c) 90° (d) 45°
  36. 36.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn right, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  37. 37.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 188°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  40. 40.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 44°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 180°
  4. 2
  5. 10
  6. 6
  7. turn by exact angles
  8. 345
  9. 13
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. east
  13. 255
  14. 45
  15. 1
  16. 360°
  17. 4
  18. 330
  19. 1
  20. 60
  21. 240
  22. 2
  23. north
  24. north
  25. 15
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. 10
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. 6
  33. 1
  34. 315
  35. 90°
  36. west
  37. 5
  38. 8
  39. south
  40. 1

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