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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 175 · 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.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) buzzer (b) transistor (c) LED (d) LDR
  2. 2.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) potentiometer (b) fuse (c) capacitor (d) motor
  3. 3.What does a potentiometer do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) makes things spin (d) boosts a small signal
  4. 4.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) LDR (b) transistor (c) resistor (d) diode
  5. 5.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) LED (b) LDR (c) capacitor (d) potentiometer
  6. 6.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
  7. 7.What does an LED do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) glows using little power (d) blows if current is high
  8. 8.True or false: a buzzer senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a resistor (c) a motor (d) a fuse
  11. 11.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) resistor (b) fuse (c) potentiometer (d) LED
  12. 12.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.What does a diode do? (a) makes things spin (b) glows using little power (c) blows if current is high (d) lets current go one way
  14. 14.What does an LDR do? (a) has coloured bands (b) lets current go one way (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) senses how bright it is
  15. 15.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) thermistor (b) LDR (c) transistor (d) resistor
  16. 16.What does a fuse do? (a) has coloured bands (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) makes a beeping sound (d) blows if current is high
  17. 17.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a capacitor (c) a diode (d) a resistor
  18. 18.What does a resistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) limits the current (c) glows using little power (d) turns a fan or wheels
  19. 19.What does a motor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) blows if current is high (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) glows using little power
  20. 20.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) motor (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) thermistor
  21. 21.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a buzzer smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.What does a buzzer do? (a) makes things spin (b) blows if current is high (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) makes a beeping sound
  24. 24.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) fuse (b) transistor (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
  25. 25.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) LDR (b) fuse (c) LED (d) resistor
  26. 26.True or false: a motor lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.What does a capacitor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) senses how hot it is (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) makes a beeping sound
  28. 28.True or false: a resistor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What does a thermistor do? (a) blows if current is high (b) is a resistance knob (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) senses how hot it is
  30. 30.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) motor (b) fuse (c) LED (d) capacitor
  31. 31.True or false: a potentiometer stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What does a capacitor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) beeps for an alarm (c) makes a beeping sound (d) senses how hot it is
  34. 34.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) capacitor (b) buzzer (c) motor (d) LDR
  35. 35.True or false: a thermistor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a capacitor makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.What does a motor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) makes things spin (c) boosts a small signal (d) has coloured bands
  38. 38.What does a transistor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) limits the current (c) stores a little charge (d) makes things spin
  39. 39.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) fuse (b) LED (c) resistor (d) buzzer
  40. 40.What does a buzzer do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) lets current go one way (c) boosts a small signal (d) smooths a wobbly supply

Answer key

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

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