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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 487 · 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 part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) an LED (c) a resistor (d) a motor
  2. 2.What does a buzzer do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) lets current go one way (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) beeps for an alarm
  3. 3.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) resistor (b) thermistor (c) LED (d) transistor
  4. 4.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) LDR (b) motor (c) capacitor (d) resistor
  5. 5.True or false: a potentiometer is a resistance knob. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What does a fuse do? (a) has coloured bands (b) stores a little charge (c) is a resistance knob (d) blows if current is high
  7. 7.What does a potentiometer do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) is a resistance knob (c) glows using little power (d) senses how hot it is
  8. 8.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) fuse (b) buzzer (c) transistor (d) resistor
  9. 9.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) potentiometer (b) diode (c) thermistor (d) motor
  10. 10.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) fuse (b) LDR (c) capacitor (d) motor
  11. 11.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) spin a wheel (c) make light (d) store charge briefly
  12. 12.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a diode
  13. 13.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) LED (b) motor (c) potentiometer (d) transistor
  14. 14.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) diode (b) resistor (c) buzzer (d) potentiometer
  15. 15.What does a thermistor do? (a) glows using little power (b) makes a beeping sound (c) senses how hot it is (d) lets current go one way
  16. 16.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) diode (b) potentiometer (c) resistor (d) capacitor
  17. 17.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) resistor (b) capacitor (c) fuse (d) LED
  18. 18.What does a resistor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) blows if current is high (c) has coloured bands (d) makes a beeping sound
  19. 19.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) buzzer (b) fuse (c) LDR (d) motor
  20. 20.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) LDR (b) fuse (c) buzzer (d) resistor
  22. 22.What does a capacitor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) lets current go one way (c) blows if current is high (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  23. 23.What does a resistor do? (a) limits the current (b) blows if current is high (c) senses how hot it is (d) senses how bright it is
  24. 24.What does a transistor do? (a) glows using little power (b) senses how bright it is (c) lets current go one way (d) boosts a small signal
  25. 25.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a transistor senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: an LDR makes things spin. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a potentiometer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.What does a diode do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) senses how bright it is (c) lets current go one way (d) makes a beeping sound
  30. 30.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.What does a capacitor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) stores a little charge (c) makes a beeping sound (d) has coloured bands
  32. 32.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What does a buzzer do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) is a resistance knob (c) makes things spin (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  34. 34.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) motor (b) resistor (c) buzzer (d) LDR
  35. 35.True or false: a capacitor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) diode (b) transistor (c) LED (d) motor
  38. 38.What does an LDR do? (a) makes things spin (b) has coloured bands (c) blows if current is high (d) senses how bright it is
  39. 39.True or false: an LDR makes a beeping sound. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a resistor boosts a small signal. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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