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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 862 · 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.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 360° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 180°
  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 270°. It turns left 90°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 72° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  4. 4.🧭 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 right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  5. 5.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 180° (b) 360° (c) 90° (d) 100°
  6. 6.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 39°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn around, turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 165°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 102°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  11. 11.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn left, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  12. 12.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  13. 13.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 180° (b) 90° (c) 360° (d) 45°
  14. 14.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 100°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 270°. It turns right 30°, then right 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 270°. It turns right 45°, then left 135°, then right 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 90°?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  21. 21.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  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 0°. It turns right 45°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 55°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 32°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  26. 26.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 173°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  27. 27.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 99°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  29. 29.🧭 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 left 30°, then left 60°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 180°. It turns right 135°, then right 30°, then right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  31. 31.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn left, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  32. 32.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  33. 33.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  34. 34.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 135°?
  35. 35.🧭 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 90°, then left 120°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  37. 37.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn right, turn right, turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  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 40° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 330°?

Answer key

  1. 90°
  2. 90
  3. 5
  4. 0
  5. 360°
  6. 6
  7. 2
  8. north
  9. 15
  10. 12
  11. south
  12. south
  13. 180°
  14. 4
  15. 10
  16. 0
  17. 210
  18. 1
  19. 6
  20. 24
  21. 10
  22. 12
  23. 90
  24. 10
  25. 13
  26. 7
  27. 3
  28. 9
  29. 240
  30. 105
  31. east
  32. south
  33. west
  34. 3
  35. 60
  36. 6
  37. north
  38. 7
  39. 9
  40. 11

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