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 = I ÷ V (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 2.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔺 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
- 4.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 6.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 7.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 8.What does a potentiometer do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) lets current go one way (c) is a resistance knob (d) senses how hot it is
- 9.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, brown, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 11.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 12.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) the flow of charge (c) how much a part resists (d) current
- 13.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) a narrow pipe (c) the flow of water (d) the water pressure
- 15.🔺 A 16 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 16.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 18.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 23.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, black, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 1024 (d) 100
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 24.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 25.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 26.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) power (c) voltage (d) the flow of charge
- 28.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) buzzer (b) motor (c) LDR (d) fuse
- 31.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) gets smaller (c) becomes zero (d) stays the same
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a fuse (c) a resistor (d) a motor
- 34.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) LED (b) motor (c) capacitor (d) resistor
- 35.🧮 A 1.75 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 36.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 39.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) voltage (b) energy used each second (c) how much a part resists (d) the flow of charge
- 40.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- P = V × I
- True
- V = I × R
- 1
- ampere (A)
- cathode (−)
- 920
- is a resistance knob
- 2.5
- 310
- 20
- how much a part resists
- True
- the flow of water
- 40
- False
- 0.2
- 470
- 0.25
- 6000
- 1000
- 3
- energy used each second
- True
- voltmeter
- 5
- voltage
- True
- 88
- LDR
- gets smaller
- 0.8
- a motor
- motor
- 0.25
- 6
- False
- 0.1
- energy used each second
- 20
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