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 of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) switch off empty rooms (d) leave fridge door open
- 2.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an LED lamp (b) a candle (c) a filament bulb (d) an oil lamp
- 6.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 7.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use LED lamps (d) use old filament bulbs
- 9.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2510 mA? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 13.🧾 A 1000 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 14.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use daylight to read (d) use old filament bulbs
- 15.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 16.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 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
- 18.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 30 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 20.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) gets smaller (c) stays the same (d) becomes zero
- 23.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) any band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the gold band
- 29.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 30.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) energy used each second (c) the length of a wire (d) the size of a cell
- 31.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 32.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1024
- 33.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 65000 Ω resistor? (a) blue-green-red (b) blue-green-orange (c) green-blue-orange (d) blue-green-yellow
- 34.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 35.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a motor (c) a resistor (d) an LED
- 36.🔺 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
- 37.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 6700 Ω? =
- 38.True or false: a buzzer has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
Answer key
- switch off empty rooms
- 50
- True
- 0.2
- an LED lamp
- wastes electricity
- 10
- use LED lamps
- 2.51
- 8
- 165
- saves electricity
- 5
- use old filament bulbs
- voltmeter
- 500
- lights up
- 12
- 120
- True
- 143
- gets smaller
- 105
- 20
- 25
- 24
- 3.75
- the one nearest an end
- 1840
- energy used each second
- 0.25
- 1000
- blue-green-orange
- 300
- a motor
- V = I × R
- 6.7
- False
- 1
- 20
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