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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 72 · 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 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 177°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 30°, then right 180°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  3. 3.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 360° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 100°
  4. 4.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  5. 5.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 172°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 104°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  8. 8.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) smell smoke (c) see colours (d) turn by exact angles
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 75°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 76°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 left 180°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  13. 13.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  14. 14.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 44°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 50°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn around, turn around, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  17. 17.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 55°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 135°?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  20. 20.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  21. 21.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 42°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  22. 22.🧭 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 120°, then right 90°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 270°. It turns right 135°, then right 30°. 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 90°. It turns left 45°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 43°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 0°. It turns left 30°, then right 90°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  29. 29.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 180° (c) 360° (d) 90°
  30. 30.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 300°?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 56°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 47°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  34. 34.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 174°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  37. 37.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 54°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 0°. It turns left 120°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 176°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 180
  3. 360°
  4. east
  5. 8
  6. 14
  7. 6
  8. turn by exact angles
  9. 15
  10. 8
  11. 14
  12. 210
  13. 90°
  14. 1
  15. 5
  16. north
  17. 10
  18. 3
  19. east
  20. 10
  21. 3
  22. 300
  23. 75
  24. 75
  25. 2
  26. 120
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. 180°
  30. 5
  31. 11
  32. 2
  33. north
  34. 6
  35. 3
  36. north
  37. 9
  38. 180
  39. 4
  40. 9

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