SCRATCH BLOCKS

It is one of the ten categories of Scratch blocks. They are color-coded medium-blue and are used to control a sprite's movement. They are available only for sprites.

• Motion Blocks

• Control Blocks

• Sensing Blocks

• Events Blocks

This block moves its sprite forward the specified amount of steps in the direction it is facing.

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These blocks turn their sprite the specified amount of degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise (depending on which block is used); this changes the direction the sprite is facing.

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This block sets its sprite's X and Y position to that of the mouse-pointer, an arbitrary coordinate, or another sprite

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This block sets its sprite's X and Y position to the specified amounts.

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This block moves its sprite steadily to the specified X and Y position in the specified amount of seconds -

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This block moves its sprite at a steady pace to the specified sprite or the mouse-pointer from a drop-down

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This block points its sprite in the specified direction; this rotates the sprite.

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It is a motion block and a Stack block that points its sprite towards the mouse-pointer or the costume center of another sprite.

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This block checks to see if its sprite is touching the edge of the screen.

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