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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 53 · 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 LED glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a capacitor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) store charge briefly (c) measure heat (d) make light
  4. 4.What does a fuse do? (a) stores a little charge (b) boosts a small signal (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) blows if current is high
  5. 5.What does an LDR do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) stores a little charge (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) senses how bright it is
  6. 6.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) LDR (b) buzzer (c) diode (d) thermistor
  7. 7.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a capacitor
  8. 8.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) potentiometer (b) transistor (c) resistor (d) LDR
  9. 9.What does a transistor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) makes a beeping sound (c) boosts a small signal (d) senses how bright it is
  10. 10.What does a capacitor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) lets current go one way (c) stores a little charge (d) makes things spin
  11. 11.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a resistor (c) an LED (d) a motor
  12. 12.What does a buzzer do? (a) limits the current (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) beeps for an alarm (d) has coloured bands
  13. 13.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) thermistor (b) potentiometer (c) LED (d) motor
  14. 14.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) fuse (b) motor (c) transistor (d) capacitor
  15. 15.What does a motor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) has coloured bands (c) boosts a small signal (d) is a resistance knob
  16. 16.What does a buzzer do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) blows if current is high (c) has coloured bands (d) lets current go one way
  17. 17.True or false: a resistor beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) fuse (b) buzzer (c) thermistor (d) LED
  19. 19.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What does a motor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) makes a beeping sound (c) senses how hot it is (d) makes things spin
  21. 21.True or false: a fuse smooths a wobbly supply. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) buzzer (b) transistor (c) fuse (d) capacitor
  23. 23.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a transistor is a resistance knob. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) motor (b) buzzer (c) thermistor (d) potentiometer
  26. 26.What does a resistor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) senses how hot it is (c) makes things spin (d) has coloured bands
  27. 27.True or false: a resistor senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a motor has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.What does a thermistor do? (a) limits the current (b) senses how hot it is (c) stores a little charge (d) has coloured bands
  31. 31.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) capacitor (b) fuse (c) resistor (d) buzzer
  32. 32.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) motor (b) buzzer (c) fuse (d) capacitor
  33. 33.What does a diode do? (a) lets current go one way (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) limits the current (d) boosts a small signal
  34. 34.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a transistor makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) motor (b) capacitor (c) buzzer (d) fuse
  37. 37.True or false: a motor makes things spin. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) diode (b) buzzer (c) resistor (d) capacitor
  39. 39.What does an LED do? (a) glows using little power (b) senses how bright it is (c) beeps for an alarm (d) boosts a small signal
  40. 40.What does a potentiometer do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) beeps for an alarm (c) is a resistance knob (d) makes things spin

Answer key

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

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