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.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V + R
- 3.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) light energy dial
- 4.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 58000 Ω resistor? (a) green-grey-red (b) green-grey-yellow (c) green-grey-orange (d) grey-green-orange
- 5.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) make light (c) measure heat (d) spin a wheel
- 6.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 7.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🔺 A 6.6 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) switch off empty rooms (d) close the fridge quickly
- 12.What does a motor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) senses how hot it is (c) limits the current (d) makes things spin
- 13.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.True or false: to leave the TV on standby wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, brown, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 17.🧮 Five equal 500 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🔺 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
- 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 21.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I × R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I + R
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) leave the TV on standby (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) use LED lamps
- 24.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 25.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 26.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 22 Ω, 33 Ω and 150 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 28.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) power (b) how much a part resists (c) current (d) energy used each second
- 29.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 23.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 31.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 39 Ω resistor? (a) orange-white-black (b) orange-white-brown (c) white-orange-black (d) yellow-white-black
- 33.True or false: to run fans in empty rooms saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 160 Ω resistor? (a) brown-blue-red (b) brown-blue-black (c) blue-brown-brown (d) brown-blue-brown
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, orange, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 36.True or false: an LED makes a beeping sound. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧮 Two equal 10 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
Answer key
- False
- I = V ÷ R
- light-emitting diode
- green-grey-orange
- store charge briefly
- 450
- True
- False
- 24
- 20
- run fans in empty rooms
- makes things spin
- 150
- True
- 1
- 510
- 100
- gets smaller
- 6.2
- anode (+)
- 3
- V = I × R
- use LED lamps
- energy used each second
- cathode (−)
- 255
- lights up
- current
- 470
- anode (+)
- 200
- orange-white-black
- False
- brown-blue-brown
- 330
- False
- 5
- True
- 2.4
- 50
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