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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 564 · 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 LDR senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) transistor (b) capacitor (c) LDR (d) motor
  4. 4.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) LED (b) fuse (c) capacitor (d) buzzer
  5. 5.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a motor makes things spin. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) LDR (b) buzzer (c) potentiometer (d) motor
  8. 8.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) store charge briefly (c) spin a wheel (d) measure heat
  9. 9.True or false: a potentiometer boosts a small signal. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.What does a potentiometer do? (a) blows if current is high (b) stores a little charge (c) limits the current (d) is a resistance knob
  11. 11.What does a buzzer do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) limits the current (d) blows if current is high
  12. 12.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) motor (b) capacitor (c) fuse (d) LED
  13. 13.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) fuse (b) LED (c) LDR (d) capacitor
  14. 14.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a resistor (c) a motor (d) a fuse
  15. 15.True or false: an LDR makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.What does an LED do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) stores a little charge (c) glows using little power (d) turns a fan or wheels
  17. 17.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) LED (b) buzzer (c) motor (d) resistor
  18. 18.True or false: a diode stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a transistor is a resistance knob. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) LDR (b) potentiometer (c) diode (d) motor
  21. 21.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) LED (b) buzzer (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
  22. 22.What does a diode do? (a) lets current go one way (b) blows if current is high (c) glows using little power (d) makes a beeping sound
  23. 23.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) buzzer (b) capacitor (c) fuse (d) LED
  24. 24.True or false: a fuse limits the current. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.What does a thermistor do? (a) limits the current (b) glows using little power (c) stores a little charge (d) senses how hot it is
  26. 26.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a resistor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) LED (d) buzzer
  29. 29.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a capacitor
  31. 31.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a transistor makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.What does a capacitor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) makes things spin (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  34. 34.What does a fuse do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) blows if current is high (c) stores a little charge (d) makes a beeping sound
  35. 35.What does a motor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) boosts a small signal (c) has coloured bands (d) makes things spin
  36. 36.What does an LDR do? (a) glows using little power (b) senses how bright it is (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  37. 37.True or false: a capacitor blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) transistor (b) motor (c) buzzer (d) resistor
  40. 40.What does a capacitor do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) boosts a small signal (c) beeps for an alarm (d) stores a little charge

Answer key

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

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