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 energy used each second? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 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.🧮 A 2.5 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 4.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) diode (b) transistor (c) thermistor (d) resistor
- 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 6.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
- 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.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 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.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 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.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4700 Ω? =
- 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.🧮 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.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 16.True or false: to use old filament bulbs saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 18.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 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.🧮 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.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) capacitor (b) potentiometer (c) diode (d) thermistor
- 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.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 27.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) transistor (b) buzzer (c) fuse (d) capacitor
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧮 A 3.5 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 31.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 32.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 2.4 kΩ?
- 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.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 37.True or false: a buzzer has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- watt (W)
- close the fridge quickly
- 0.25
- transistor
- 320
- 5 %
- 20
- 0.2
- how much a part resists
- P = V × I
- glows using little power
- 4.7
- the one nearest an end
- 315
- wastes electricity
- False
- 30
- False
- 5
- volt (V)
- use daylight to read
- 830
- 10
- potentiometer
- may burn out
- 1
- capacitor
- 0.4
- False
- 0.5
- anode (+)
- 2400
- gets smaller
- 110
- 3
- 50
- False
- 2.4
- 2
- 0.2
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