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.What does a fuse do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) makes things spin (c) makes a beeping sound (d) blows if current is high
- 2.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 5.True or false: to use old filament bulbs saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 8.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 66000 Ω resistor? (a) blue-violet-orange (b) blue-blue-red (c) blue-blue-yellow (d) blue-blue-orange
- 9.True or false: a potentiometer limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 11.🧮 A 3 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 14.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 15.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = I + R (c) V = I × R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 16.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 3 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 18.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, green, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 23.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, black, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 26.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V + I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V ÷ I
- 29.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to store charge (c) to limit the current (d) to change its colour
- 30.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 31.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 32.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 33.🧮 A 20 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, blue, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 35.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) power (b) voltage (c) resistance (d) the push of a cell
- 37.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) always zero (c) their sum (d) more than either one
- 39.🧮 Resistors of 47 Ω, 68 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) energy used each second (b) voltage (c) power (d) how much a part resists
Answer key
- blows if current is high
- 3.75
- 5
- 5100
- False
- True
- 230
- blue-blue-orange
- False
- 50
- 0.25
- 16
- 850
- energy used each second
- V = I × R
- True
- 189
- 20
- 2.2
- 490
- saves electricity
- 4.5
- 157
- 3
- 900
- True
- 3
- R = V ÷ I
- to limit the current
- saves electricity
- anode (+)
- gets smaller
- 1
- 7.6
- True
- power
- 8.25
- less than either one
- 135
- how much a part resists
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