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