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Electronics Worksheet: Electronic Components

Electronics lesson 17: Electronic components · Set 81 · 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 smooths a wobbly supply? (a) capacitor (b) diode (c) potentiometer (d) transistor
  2. 2.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) LED (b) transistor (c) thermistor (d) capacitor
  4. 4.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) buzzer (b) resistor (c) motor (d) fuse
  6. 6.What does a thermistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) glows using little power (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) beeps for an alarm
  7. 7.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) LDR (b) LED (c) motor (d) resistor
  8. 8.What does a resistor do? (a) glows using little power (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) senses how bright it is (d) limits the current
  9. 9.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) spin a wheel (c) store charge briefly (d) measure heat
  11. 11.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) capacitor (b) buzzer (c) LDR (d) fuse
  12. 12.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) resistor (b) LED (c) motor (d) buzzer
  13. 13.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.What does a motor do? (a) limits the current (b) beeps for an alarm (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) makes things spin
  15. 15.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) LED (b) potentiometer (c) transistor (d) capacitor
  16. 16.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) diode (b) resistor (c) transistor (d) LDR
  17. 17.What does a fuse do? (a) limits the current (b) boosts a small signal (c) blows if current is high (d) turns a fan or wheels
  18. 18.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a motor (c) a resistor (d) a fuse
  19. 19.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) diode (b) LED (c) capacitor (d) resistor
  20. 20.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) transistor (b) diode (c) LED (d) potentiometer
  21. 21.True or false: a thermistor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a diode turns a fan or wheels. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) thermistor (b) fuse (c) capacitor (d) transistor
  24. 24.What does a diode do? (a) makes things spin (b) stores a little charge (c) beeps for an alarm (d) lets current go one way
  25. 25.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) motor (b) LDR (c) buzzer (d) transistor
  26. 26.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.What does a capacitor do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) boosts a small signal (d) blows if current is high
  28. 28.What does an LDR do? (a) stores a little charge (b) has coloured bands (c) blows if current is high (d) senses how bright it is
  29. 29.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) resistor (b) LED (c) potentiometer (d) capacitor
  30. 30.What does a capacitor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) makes a beeping sound (c) stores a little charge (d) lets current go one way
  31. 31.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) LDR (b) thermistor (c) motor (d) potentiometer
  32. 32.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) fuse (b) resistor (c) diode (d) LDR
  33. 33.What does a transistor do? (a) limits the current (b) boosts a small signal (c) senses how bright it is (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  34. 34.True or false: an LED senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.What does a buzzer do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) makes a beeping sound (c) stores a little charge (d) is a resistance knob
  36. 36.True or false: a thermistor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a diode (c) a buzzer (d) a resistor
  38. 38.True or false: a diode makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.What does a potentiometer do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) has coloured bands (c) makes a beeping sound (d) boosts a small signal
  40. 40.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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