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 an LDR do? (a) limits the current (b) is a resistance knob (c) senses how bright it is (d) blows if current is high
- 2.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 3.What does a buzzer do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) limits the current (d) lets current go one way
- 4.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 6.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 8.True or false: a thermistor beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I × R
- 10.⚡ A 24 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 11.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 12 Ω resistor? (a) brown-red-black (b) brown-red-brown (c) red-brown-black (d) red-red-black
- 12.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🧮 Five equal 125 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) voltage (b) energy used each second (c) current (d) resistance
- 15.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 16.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the size of a cell (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 18.🧮 A 3.25 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 19.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light-emitting diode (c) light energy dial (d) large electric dial
- 20.What does a capacitor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) glows using little power (c) is a resistance knob (d) senses how bright it is
- 21.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, blue, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 23.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) LED (b) fuse (c) potentiometer (d) motor
- 24.⚡ A 72 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 25.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 26.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 27.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
- 28.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 29.True or false: to use daylight to read saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) diode (b) LED (c) buzzer (d) thermistor
- 31.What does a thermistor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) senses how bright it is (d) senses how hot it is
- 32.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets bigger (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 33.True or false: to leave fridge door open saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, black, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 35.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) an LED (c) a resistor (d) a motor
- 36.True or false: energy used each second is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) how much a part resists (b) current (c) voltage (d) power
- 38.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a diode (d) a resistor
Answer key
- senses how bright it is
- lights up
- beeps for an alarm
- 2
- 920
- 0.5
- saves electricity
- False
- V = I × R
- 2
- brown-red-black
- 6.6
- 25
- energy used each second
- 230
- False
- energy used each second
- 0.25
- light-emitting diode
- stores a little charge
- ohm (Ω)
- 860
- fuse
- 3
- 40
- volt (V)
- 1000
- 0.2
- True
- buzzer
- senses how hot it is
- gets smaller
- False
- 800
- a motor
- True
- voltage
- 1.2
- 50
- a buzzer
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