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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 873 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 60°?
  2. 2.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 90° (b) 180° (c) 45° (d) 360°
  3. 3.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 100° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  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 180°?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 86°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 90° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 330°?
  9. 9.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 360° (b) 90° (c) 45° (d) 180°
  10. 10.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 95°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  11. 11.🧭 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 45°, then left 90°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  12. 12.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 30° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  13. 13.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn around, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  14. 14.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 178°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  16. 16.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 210°?
  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 180°. It turns right 30°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 300°?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 53°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  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 0°. It turns right 60°, then right 135°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 90°. It turns left 45°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  23. 23.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  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 right 30°, then left 90°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  27. 27.🧭 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 right 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 185°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  29. 29.🧭 A robot spins 30° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 240°?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  31. 31.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 102°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  33. 33.🧭 What does a gyro help a robot do? (a) hear claps (b) smell smoke (c) turn by exact angles (d) see colours
  34. 34.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 360°?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 270°?
  36. 36.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 32°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  37. 37.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 165°?
  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 right 60°, then left 120°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  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 0°. It turns right 120°, then right 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 190°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 90°
  3. 360°
  4. 9
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 11
  9. 180°
  10. 5
  11. 45
  12. 12
  13. north
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 4
  17. 14
  18. 165
  19. 20
  20. 8
  21. 225
  22. 90
  23. 2
  24. 10
  25. south
  26. 330
  27. 330
  28. 5
  29. 8
  30. south
  31. 1
  32. 12
  33. turn by exact angles
  34. 4
  35. 3
  36. 13
  37. 11
  38. 300
  39. 255
  40. 10

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