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Robotics Worksheet: Gyro and Turning

Robotics lesson 19: The gyro and turning · Set 98 · 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) turn by exact angles (d) hear claps
  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 90°, then right 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  3. 3.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 36° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  4. 4.🧭 How many degrees is a half turn (turn around)? (a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  5. 5.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 60° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  6. 6.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 135°?
  7. 7.🧭 A robot spins 45° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 90°?
  8. 8.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 77°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  9. 9.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 101°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  10. 10.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 40° 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 15°?
  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 0°. It turns left 30°, then left 45°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  13. 13.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn left, turn around, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  14. 14.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 88°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  15. 15.🧭 A robot faces north. It does: turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  16. 16.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn right, turn right. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  17. 17.🧭 A robot spins 15° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  18. 18.🧭 A robot keeps turning right by 120° at a time. How many turns make one full circle?
  19. 19.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 51°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  20. 20.🧭 A robot faces west. It does: turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  21. 21.🧭 A robot spins 90° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  22. 22.🧭 A robot faces east. It does: turn right, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  23. 23.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 76°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  24. 24.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 30°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  25. 25.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn around, turn around, turn left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  26. 26.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: turn around, turn left, turn around. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  27. 27.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 57°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  28. 28.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 172°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  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 0°. It turns left 45°, then left 135°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  30. 30.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 180°?
  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 270°. It turns left 120°, then left 30°, then right 30°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  32. 32.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 170°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  33. 33.🧭 A robot spins 60° every second. How many seconds does it take to turn 120°?
  34. 34.🧭 A robot should turn right 90°, but its gyro shows it turned 95°. How many degrees must it turn back to the left?
  35. 35.🧭 A robot should turn right 45°, but its gyro shows it turned 43°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  36. 36.🧭 How many degrees is a full turn? (a) 90° (b) 100° (c) 180° (d) 360°
  37. 37.🧭 How many degrees is a right-angle turn? (a) 180° (b) 360° (c) 45° (d) 90°
  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 180°. It turns left 135°, then right 45°, then right 180°. What does the gyro read now (0° to 359°)?
  39. 39.🧭 A robot should turn right 180°, but its gyro shows it turned 165°. How many degrees must it turn more to the right?
  40. 40.🧭 A robot faces south. It does: 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. 315
  3. 10
  4. 180°
  5. 6
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 13
  9. 11
  10. 9
  11. 1
  12. 285
  13. south
  14. 2
  15. south
  16. north
  17. 12
  18. 3
  19. 6
  20. north
  21. 2
  22. north
  23. 14
  24. 15
  25. west
  26. east
  27. 12
  28. 8
  29. 180
  30. 3
  31. 150
  32. 10
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. 2
  36. 360°
  37. 90°
  38. 270
  39. 15
  40. south

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