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 current? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 2.🧮 A 2.2 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 3.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) buzzer (b) LED (c) capacitor (d) motor
- 4.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave the TV on standby? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 5.True or false: a diode has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚡ A 0.15 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 7.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, white, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 8.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 9.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) resistance (b) the flow of charge (c) energy used each second (d) voltage
- 10.🔺 A 4.5 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.💡 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) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 12.⚡ A 0.75 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 13.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 36 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.True or false: to use LED lamps saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) fuse (b) diode (c) buzzer (d) motor
- 16.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🧮 A 50 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)?
- 18.🔺 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
- 19.🧮 A 150 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)?
- 20.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 21.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 22.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 23.🧮 Five equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 150 Ω, 22 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) a candle (c) an LED lamp (d) an oil lamp
- 26.🔺 A 6.6 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 27.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to change its colour (c) to limit the current (d) to make it brighter
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 30.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 31.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water pressure (c) the tap handle (d) the water tank lid
- 32.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 33.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.8 A?
- 34.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 35.What does an LDR do? (a) limits the current (b) senses how hot it is (c) has coloured bands (d) senses how bright it is
- 36.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 27 Ω resistor? (a) red-violet-brown (b) orange-violet-black (c) red-violet-black (d) violet-red-black
- 37.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 38.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 5 % (d) 50 %
- 40.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it changes colour (c) it lights brighter (d) it does not light
Answer key
- ampere (A)
- 0.2
- LED
- wastes electricity
- False
- 0.1
- 190
- ammeter
- resistance
- 1.5
- lights up
- 0.25
- 12
- True
- buzzer
- 12
- 160
- R = V ÷ I
- 260
- 10
- 6
- P = V × I
- 10
- 340
- an LED lamp
- 20
- to limit the current
- 10
- volt (V)
- ohm (Ω)
- the water pressure
- saves electricity
- 1800
- 9
- senses how bright it is
- red-violet-black
- 0.1
- True
- 5 %
- it does not light
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