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 unit measures the push of a cell? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 2.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 5.What does a buzzer do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) lets current go one way (c) makes a beeping sound (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 6.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 7.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) LED (b) motor (c) capacitor (d) buzzer
- 8.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 68 Ω, 330 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 10.💡 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?
- 11.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 12.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 13.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 14.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, violet, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it brighter (c) to store charge (d) to limit the current
- 18.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 33 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3000 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-orange-red (b) orange-black-brown (c) orange-black-orange (d) orange-black-red
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, orange, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) close the fridge quickly (c) use old filament bulbs (d) unplug idle chargers
- 22.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 25.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔺 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
- 29.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 30.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 31.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) resistor (b) potentiometer (c) transistor (d) fuse
- 33.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 34.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 35.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 A 5.5 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 37.🧮 A 12 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 1400 Ω resistor? (a) brown-yellow-brown (b) yellow-brown-red (c) brown-yellow-orange (d) brown-yellow-red
- 39.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 40.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
Answer key
- volt (V)
- 4.4
- 2.4
- does not light
- makes a beeping sound
- 4.5
- LED
- 534
- may burn out
- 100
- 3
- 0.2
- 10
- 5
- P = V × I
- 47
- to limit the current
- 86
- orange-black-red
- 43000
- use old filament bulbs
- 20
- 18
- does not light
- False
- 15
- True
- V = I × R
- True
- anode (+)
- 12.5
- resistor
- the one nearest an end
- ampere (A)
- 500
- 25
- 1
- brown-yellow-red
- 0.1
- 1150
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