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Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test

Electronics lesson 20: Part 2 test: components and Ohm’s law · Set 230 · 40 questions
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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. 1.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
  2. 2.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) leave fridge door open (c) leave the TV on standby (d) close the fridge quickly
  3. 3.🧮 A 2.5 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  4. 4.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) diode (b) transistor (c) thermistor (d) resistor
  5. 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  6. 6.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
  7. 7.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to an 8 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
  8. 8.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  9. 9.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) how much a part resists (c) energy used each second (d) the push of a cell
  10. 10.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
  11. 11.What does an LED do? (a) has coloured bands (b) makes things spin (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) glows using little power
  12. 12.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4700 Ω? =
  13. 13.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) any band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the widest gap
  14. 14.🧮 A 150 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  15. 15.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
  16. 16.True or false: to use old filament bulbs saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  18. 18.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  20. 20.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
  21. 21.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use daylight to read (d) use old filament bulbs
  22. 22.🧮 A 330 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  23. 23.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  24. 24.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) capacitor (b) potentiometer (c) diode (d) thermistor
  25. 25.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
  26. 26.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
  27. 27.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) transistor (b) buzzer (c) fuse (d) capacitor
  28. 28.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  29. 29.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧮 A 3.5 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  31. 31.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
  32. 32.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 2.4 kΩ?
  33. 33.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
  34. 34.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  35. 35.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  36. 36.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  37. 37.True or false: a buzzer has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
  39. 39.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  40. 40.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =

Answer key

  1. watt (W)
  2. close the fridge quickly
  3. 0.25
  4. transistor
  5. 320
  6. 5 %
  7. 20
  8. 0.2
  9. how much a part resists
  10. P = V × I
  11. glows using little power
  12. 4.7
  13. the one nearest an end
  14. 315
  15. wastes electricity
  16. False
  17. 30
  18. False
  19. 5
  20. volt (V)
  21. use daylight to read
  22. 830
  23. 10
  24. potentiometer
  25. may burn out
  26. 1
  27. capacitor
  28. 0.4
  29. False
  30. 0.5
  31. anode (+)
  32. 2400
  33. gets smaller
  34. 110
  35. 3
  36. 50
  37. False
  38. 2.4
  39. 2
  40. 0.2

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