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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 806 · 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 keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 345°?
  4. 4.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  5. 5.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  6. 6.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 100° (b) 360° (c) 90° (d) 180°
  7. 7.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn right, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  8. 8.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 31°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 255°?
  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 90°, then right 60°. 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 left 120°, then left 180°, then right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 37°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  16. 16.🧭 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 right 135°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  17. 17.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 178°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 33°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 45° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  20. 20.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 180° (b) 45° (c) 360° (d) 90°
  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 180°. It turns right 45°, then right 45°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 315°?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 34°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 170°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 46°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  28. 28.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 45° (c) 180° (d) 90°
  29. 29.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  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 0°. It turns left 45°, then left 60°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 90°. It turns right 120°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 north. It does: turn around, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  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 180°. It turns left 30°, then left 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  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 right 45°, then left 45°, 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 0°. It turns right 45°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  38. 38.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 40°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  39. 39.🧭 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 120°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 12
  3. 23
  4. 9
  5. 4
  6. 360°
  7. east
  8. 6
  9. 14
  10. 10
  11. 16
  12. 17
  13. 330
  14. 90
  15. 8
  16. 135
  17. 2
  18. 12
  19. 8
  20. 90°
  21. 45
  22. 7
  23. 4
  24. 11
  25. 10
  26. 1
  27. 4
  28. 180°
  29. 1
  30. 135
  31. 150
  32. 2
  33. north
  34. 120
  35. 2
  36. 45
  37. 315
  38. 5
  39. 330
  40. 3

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