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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 270 · 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 blows if current is high? (a) resistor (b) LED (c) fuse (d) buzzer
  2. 2.True or false: a transistor beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) fuse (b) diode (c) buzzer (d) motor
  4. 4.What does a capacitor do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) is a resistance knob (c) lets current go one way (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  5. 5.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) LED (b) capacitor (c) resistor (d) buzzer
  6. 6.True or false: a diode beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) LDR (b) capacitor (c) buzzer (d) motor
  8. 8.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a motor (c) an LED (d) a resistor
  9. 9.True or false: a resistor lets current go one way. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a capacitor (c) a buzzer (d) a resistor
  11. 11.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) potentiometer (b) LDR (c) buzzer (d) resistor
  12. 12.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) resistor (b) fuse (c) diode (d) LDR
  13. 13.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) spin a wheel (c) store charge briefly (d) measure heat
  14. 14.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) resistor (b) capacitor (c) fuse (d) potentiometer
  16. 16.What does a thermistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) makes things spin (c) limits the current (d) senses how hot it is
  17. 17.What does a buzzer do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) stores a little charge (c) beeps for an alarm (d) boosts a small signal
  18. 18.True or false: a motor blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) thermistor (d) LDR
  20. 20.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) capacitor (b) thermistor (c) transistor (d) LED
  21. 21.What does a motor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) blows if current is high (d) beeps for an alarm
  22. 22.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) motor (b) transistor (c) LDR (d) resistor
  24. 24.What does a transistor do? (a) limits the current (b) makes a beeping sound (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) boosts a small signal
  25. 25.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.What does an LDR do? (a) has coloured bands (b) boosts a small signal (c) blows if current is high (d) senses how bright it is
  27. 27.What does a capacitor do? (a) glows using little power (b) senses how bright it is (c) stores a little charge (d) senses how hot it is
  28. 28.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) fuse (b) diode (c) LED (d) potentiometer
  30. 30.What does a resistor do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) has coloured bands (d) senses how bright it is
  31. 31.True or false: a capacitor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) transistor (b) resistor (c) motor (d) diode
  33. 33.True or false: an LED lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What does a potentiometer do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) blows if current is high (c) beeps for an alarm (d) is a resistance knob
  38. 38.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) potentiometer (b) transistor (c) motor (d) resistor
  39. 39.What does a resistor do? (a) makes things spin (b) senses how bright it is (c) limits the current (d) stores a little charge
  40. 40.True or false: a fuse boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. fuse
  2. False
  3. motor
  4. smooths a wobbly supply
  5. resistor
  6. False
  7. buzzer
  8. a motor
  9. False
  10. a buzzer
  11. buzzer
  12. LDR
  13. store charge briefly
  14. True
  15. capacitor
  16. senses how hot it is
  17. beeps for an alarm
  18. False
  19. capacitor
  20. thermistor
  21. turns a fan or wheels
  22. True
  23. transistor
  24. boosts a small signal
  25. True
  26. senses how bright it is
  27. stores a little charge
  28. True
  29. LED
  30. has coloured bands
  31. False
  32. diode
  33. False
  34. True
  35. True
  36. True
  37. is a resistance knob
  38. resistor
  39. limits the current
  40. False

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