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.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 2.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 50 % (c) 0 % (d) 25 %
- 3.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚡ 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
- 5.True or false: voltage is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a fuse (c) a resistor (d) a motor
- 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V + I (b) R = V × I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 11.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 47 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 13.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 6200 Ω? =
- 14.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a capacitor (c) a buzzer (d) a diode
- 15.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 17.🔺 A 2.4 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, grey, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 19.What does an LED do? (a) blows if current is high (b) glows using little power (c) lets current go one way (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 20.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω, 10 Ω, 330 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use LED lamps (d) close the fridge quickly
- 22.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 24.🧮 Two equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 26.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) zero
- 27.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📏 How many watts (W) is 1.1 kW?
- 30.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) more than either one (c) always zero (d) less than either one
- 31.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 32.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 9500 Ω? =
- 33.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔺 A 25 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 37.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
- 38.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 39.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) transistor (b) buzzer (c) LED (d) fuse
- 40.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) thermistor (b) diode (c) LDR (d) transistor
Answer key
- 10
- 5 %
- True
- energy used each second
- False
- 5
- 5.5
- 12.5
- a motor
- R = V ÷ I
- 144
- 4.5
- 6.2
- a buzzer
- 60
- 1
- 0.2
- 58
- glows using little power
- 360
- iron one shirt at a time
- 300
- 920
- 100
- 50
- bigger
- 30
- False
- 1100
- less than either one
- 20
- 9.5
- True
- 2.5
- True
- 920
- 1000
- saves electricity
- buzzer
- diode
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