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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 651 · 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.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) see colours (b) smell smoke (c) hear claps (d) turn by exact angles
  2. 2.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 100° (b) 360° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  3. 3.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  4. 4.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  5. 5.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  6. 6.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn left, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  7. 7.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  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 0°. It turns right 135°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  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 90°. It turns right 90°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  13. 13.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 56°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  14. 14.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 315°?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 41°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  16. 16.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 90° (b) 360° (c) 45° (d) 180°
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 210°?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 59°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 180°. It turns right 120°, then left 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 90°. It turns right 135°, then left 180°. 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 right 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn left, turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  24. 24.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 135°?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 39°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  27. 27.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  30. 30.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 40°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 right 180°, then right 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 330°?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  34. 34.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  36. 36.🧭 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 90°, then right 180°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 180°. It turns left 90°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 45°?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn right, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north

Answer key

  1. turn by exact angles
  2. 360°
  3. 1
  4. 90°
  5. east
  6. south
  7. 12
  8. 45
  9. 10
  10. 6
  11. 4
  12. 60
  13. 11
  14. 21
  15. 4
  16. 180°
  17. 7
  18. 14
  19. 120
  20. 45
  21. 210
  22. 8
  23. north
  24. 3
  25. 6
  26. west
  27. 8
  28. 2
  29. west
  30. 5
  31. 270
  32. 11
  33. 5
  34. 4
  35. 9
  36. 135
  37. 330
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. south

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