Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test
Remember (Find the topic, use the formula): Find the topic and the formula: V = I × R, I = V ÷ R, R = V ÷ I, P = V × I, units = W × h ÷ 1000. Change mA to A and kΩ to Ω before using a formula. Check: put your answer back into the formula.
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- 1.True or false: a diode senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 3.⚡ A 3 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V + R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V ÷ R
- 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, red, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 6.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an LED lamp (b) a candle (c) an oil lamp (d) a filament bulb
- 7.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.What does a diode do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) lets current go one way (c) is a resistance knob (d) stores a little charge
- 9.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 5.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 50 Ω, 330 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.True or false: a transistor has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🧾 A 250 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 14.What does a capacitor do? (a) glows using little power (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) is a resistance knob
- 15.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 16.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.🧮 Five equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 19.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 20.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 21.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 25.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it does not light (b) it lights brighter (c) it changes colour (d) it makes a sound
- 28.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) always zero (c) their sum (d) less than either one
- 29.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) bigger (d) stay the same
- 30.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) current (b) resistance (c) the push of a cell (d) power
- 31.🧮 Three equal 75 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 33.Which of these saves electricity? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) leave fridge door open
- 34.⚡ A 6 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 35.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, white, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 45 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) an LED (c) a motor (d) a fuse
- 39.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 33 Ω resistor? (a) orange-orange-black (b) orange-yellow-black (c) orange-orange-brown (d) yellow-orange-black
- 40.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
Answer key
- False
- watt (W)
- 0.25
- I = V ÷ R
- 32
- an LED lamp
- 0.15
- lets current go one way
- 220
- 463
- False
- 5
- 0.5
- smooths a wobbly supply
- 20
- 2
- 20
- ammeter
- anode (+)
- P = V × I
- 115
- 2
- 12
- saves electricity
- 3
- 5.5
- it does not light
- less than either one
- bigger
- resistance
- 25
- 0.25
- use LED lamps
- 2
- 265
- 1.9
- 15
- a motor
- orange-orange-black
- 40
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