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 is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) unplug idle chargers (d) leave the TV on standby
- 2.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 3.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 4.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔺 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
- 6.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 7.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 8.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) use daylight to read (d) use LED lamps
- 12.🧮 A 4.4 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 13.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 14.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 3.9 kΩ?
- 15.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 470 Ω 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
- 16.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 17.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the length of a wire (c) the colour of light (d) energy used each second
- 18.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) resistance (c) voltage (d) power
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) always zero (d) less than either one
- 22.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) resistance (b) energy used each second (c) the push of a cell (d) current
- 26.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 27.What does an LDR do? (a) blows if current is high (b) senses how bright it is (c) boosts a small signal (d) makes things spin
- 28.True or false: a potentiometer stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 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) may burn out (c) does not light
- 31.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 50 %
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) switch off empty rooms (c) leave the TV on standby (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 33.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 34.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 35.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3400 W? =
- 36.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) light-emitting diode (c) low energy device (d) large electric dial
- 37.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 38.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 39.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 40.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
Answer key
- leave the TV on standby
- 345
- 2300
- True
- I = V ÷ R
- False
- wastes electricity
- 120
- 12
- 6.25
- use old filament bulbs
- 0.2
- 9
- 3900
- does not light
- 3
- energy used each second
- 7.5
- voltage
- 20
- less than either one
- 20
- 2
- 1
- the push of a cell
- switch off empty rooms
- senses how bright it is
- False
- 1.25
- does not light
- 5 %
- switch off empty rooms
- 8
- lights up
- 3.4
- light-emitting diode
- 0.2
- P = V × I
- 2.25
- 0.8
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