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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 129 · 40 questions
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Remember (One part, one job): Resistor: limits current. Capacitor: stores a little charge. Diode: one way only. LED: one way and glows. Buzzer: sound. Motor: spinning. Potentiometer: a knob that changes resistance. LDR: light sensor. Thermistor: heat sensor. Fuse: protects by blowing. Transistor: boosts or switches.

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  1. 1.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) capacitor (b) transistor (c) motor (d) fuse
  3. 3.What does a buzzer do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) beeps for an alarm (c) makes things spin (d) senses how hot it is
  4. 4.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) buzzer (b) thermistor (c) resistor (d) transistor
  5. 5.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a motor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a diode (d) a resistor
  8. 8.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) a motor (c) an LED (d) a fuse
  9. 9.True or false: a capacitor makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a potentiometer is a resistance knob. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.What does an LED do? (a) makes things spin (b) limits the current (c) makes a beeping sound (d) glows using little power
  12. 12.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) spin a wheel (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
  13. 13.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) diode (b) buzzer (c) LED (d) resistor
  14. 14.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) resistor (b) LDR (c) buzzer (d) fuse
  15. 15.True or false: a diode turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) LED (b) transistor (c) thermistor (d) capacitor
  17. 17.True or false: a buzzer glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) diode (b) resistor (c) buzzer (d) capacitor
  19. 19.What does a motor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) senses how bright it is (c) limits the current (d) makes things spin
  20. 20.True or false: a resistor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a diode is a resistance knob. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) thermistor (b) LED (c) transistor (d) potentiometer
  23. 23.True or false: a fuse has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) LDR (b) capacitor (c) motor (d) fuse
  25. 25.True or false: a transistor senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) potentiometer (d) LDR
  27. 27.What does a resistor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) senses how bright it is (c) lets current go one way (d) has coloured bands
  28. 28.What does a capacitor do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) limits the current (c) stores a little charge (d) senses how hot it is
  29. 29.What does a transistor do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) boosts a small signal (d) makes a beeping sound
  30. 30.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) fuse (b) LDR (c) diode (d) motor
  31. 31.True or false: a thermistor makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.What does a buzzer do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) stores a little charge (c) makes a beeping sound (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  33. 33.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) capacitor (b) thermistor (c) fuse (d) diode
  34. 34.True or false: a resistor beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a transistor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) buzzer (b) LED (c) resistor (d) thermistor
  37. 37.True or false: a buzzer senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.What does a diode do? (a) lets current go one way (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) limits the current
  39. 39.What does an LDR do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) senses how bright it is (c) blows if current is high (d) has coloured bands
  40. 40.What does a fuse do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) blows if current is high (c) senses how hot it is (d) makes things spin

Answer key

  1. True
  2. transistor
  3. beeps for an alarm
  4. thermistor
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a buzzer
  8. a motor
  9. False
  10. True
  11. glows using little power
  12. store charge briefly
  13. diode
  14. buzzer
  15. False
  16. capacitor
  17. False
  18. buzzer
  19. makes things spin
  20. False
  21. False
  22. potentiometer
  23. False
  24. capacitor
  25. False
  26. resistor
  27. has coloured bands
  28. stores a little charge
  29. boosts a small signal
  30. motor
  31. False
  32. makes a beeping sound
  33. fuse
  34. False
  35. False
  36. resistor
  37. False
  38. lets current go one way
  39. senses how bright it is
  40. blows if current is high

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