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 component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) resistor (b) buzzer (c) capacitor (d) LDR
- 2.What does a capacitor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) makes things spin (d) beeps for an alarm
- 3.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 4.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) buzzer (b) thermistor (c) LDR (d) resistor
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) use LED lamps (c) use old filament bulbs (d) use daylight to read
- 6.🧮 A 2 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.True or false: a motor senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V ÷ R (b) I = V + R (c) I = V × R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 10.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 12.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water tank lid (c) the tap handle (d) the water pressure
- 16.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 17.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) a fuse (c) a motor (d) an LED
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, blue, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 19.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I + R (c) V = I × R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 20.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) transistor (b) LED (c) LDR (d) fuse
- 21.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 23.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) resistance (c) the flow of charge (d) current
- 24.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 4800 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-grey-orange (b) yellow-grey-brown (c) yellow-grey-red (d) grey-yellow-red
- 25.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.What does an LED do? (a) makes things spin (b) senses how hot it is (c) limits the current (d) glows using little power
- 28.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a resistor (c) a capacitor (d) a diode
- 29.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 30.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 31.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) switch off empty rooms (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) leave the TV on standby
- 33.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) switch off empty rooms (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 34.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 4.25 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 35.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the pipe colour (c) the water pressure (d) the flow of water
- 36.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 37.What does a fuse do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) stores a little charge (d) blows if current is high
- 38.🔺 A 37.5 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 40.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
Answer key
- capacitor
- smooths a wobbly supply
- 1000
- buzzer
- use old filament bulbs
- 0.1
- 5
- False
- I = V ÷ R
- False
- 1.5
- True
- 100
- 3
- the water pressure
- cathode (−)
- a motor
- 1600
- V = I × R
- fuse
- 0.2
- 0.8
- the push of a cell
- yellow-grey-red
- 5
- 60
- glows using little power
- a buzzer
- watt (W)
- 1150
- 8.25
- switch off empty rooms
- run fans in empty rooms
- 15
- the flow of water
- energy used each second
- blows if current is high
- 2.5
- 2.25
- 300
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