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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 62 · 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 resistor (b) a motor (c) a fuse (d) an LED
  2. 2.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) potentiometer (b) LED (c) diode (d) capacitor
  4. 4.What does a fuse do? (a) blows if current is high (b) has coloured bands (c) senses how bright it is (d) stores a little charge
  5. 5.True or false: a fuse boosts a small signal. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.What does a thermistor do? (a) makes things spin (b) blows if current is high (c) senses how hot it is (d) glows using little power
  7. 7.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
  8. 8.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) potentiometer (b) transistor (c) fuse (d) LED
  11. 11.What does a transistor do? (a) glows using little power (b) boosts a small signal (c) makes a beeping sound (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  12. 12.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a capacitor (c) a buzzer (d) a diode
  13. 13.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) LED (b) capacitor (c) resistor (d) LDR
  14. 14.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) capacitor (b) transistor (c) diode (d) motor
  15. 15.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) motor (b) LED (c) LDR (d) buzzer
  16. 16.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.What does a buzzer do? (a) blows if current is high (b) lets current go one way (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) beeps for an alarm
  18. 18.What does a resistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) glows using little power (c) limits the current (d) lets current go one way
  19. 19.True or false: a buzzer boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: an LDR stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a diode glows using little power. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a motor makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.What does an LED do? (a) makes things spin (b) lets current go one way (c) beeps for an alarm (d) glows using little power
  24. 24.What does a buzzer do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) limits the current (c) boosts a small signal (d) makes a beeping sound
  25. 25.True or false: a capacitor makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) buzzer (b) diode (c) potentiometer (d) motor
  27. 27.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) resistor (b) fuse (c) potentiometer (d) capacitor
  29. 29.What does a capacitor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) limits the current (c) has coloured bands (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  30. 30.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) buzzer (b) potentiometer (c) fuse (d) motor
  31. 31.True or false: a motor senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) buzzer (b) fuse (c) diode (d) LDR
  33. 33.What does an LDR do? (a) glows using little power (b) senses how bright it is (c) lets current go one way (d) blows if current is high
  34. 34.True or false: a capacitor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) potentiometer (b) motor (c) buzzer (d) resistor
  36. 36.What does a capacitor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) glows using little power (c) has coloured bands (d) stores a little charge
  37. 37.What does a motor do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) stores a little charge (c) glows using little power (d) makes things spin
  38. 38.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) LDR (b) resistor (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
  39. 39.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) diode (b) potentiometer (c) thermistor (d) buzzer
  40. 40.What does a motor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) boosts a small signal (c) limits the current (d) lets current go one way

Answer key

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

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