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🧩 Scratch for Beginners
Motion and coordinates
## Stage coordinates
The stage is a big rectangle. Its centre is **(0, 0)**.
- **x** — the horizontal direction: it gets bigger to the right (-240 … 240)
- **y** — the vertical direction: it gets bigger going up (-180 … 180)
## Motion blocks
| Block | What it does |
|---|---|
| `move (10) steps` | Moves 10 steps in the direction the sprite is facing |
| `turn right (15) degrees` | Turns 15° to the right |
| `go to x: (0) y: (0)` | Jumps straight to that point |
| `change x by (10)` | Adds 10 to x |
| `point in direction (90)` | 90 = right, -90 = left, 0 = up, 180 = down |
## Exercise
Start the cat at (0, 0). Move 100 steps to the right, turn 90°, then move 100 steps again. Where does the cat end up?
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