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.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 2.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) energy used each second (b) how much a part resists (c) current (d) the push of a cell
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) unplug idle chargers (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 4.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1140 mA? =
- 5.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 6.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 7.🔺 A 4.7 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 9.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to change its colour (c) to limit the current (d) to store charge
- 13.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 14.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I × R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 15.🧮 A 1.8 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 17.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 18.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 19.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 9 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets bigger (c) gets smaller (d) becomes zero
- 24.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the flow of water (c) the pipe colour (d) a narrow pipe
- 25.🧮 Five equal 25 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a capacitor
- 27.True or false: to unplug idle chargers saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 29.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use daylight to read (c) close the fridge quickly (d) unplug idle chargers
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, black, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 34.🧮 A 22 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 50 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🔺 A 5.5 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 36.⚡ A 36 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) fuse (b) potentiometer (c) LED (d) LDR
- 40.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- P = V × I
- the push of a cell
- run fans in empty rooms
- 1.14
- True
- wastes electricity
- 10
- ampere (A)
- 3
- 4
- True
- to limit the current
- 20
- V = I × R
- 0.2
- may burn out
- 100
- 230
- 12
- 6.6
- 6
- 9
- gets smaller
- the flow of water
- 5
- a buzzer
- True
- 7500
- 4
- 5
- run fans in empty rooms
- 1
- 700
- 47
- 25
- 1.5
- 5
- False
- LDR
- 1.5
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