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 current of 0.25 A flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🧮 A 1.4 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 3.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 4.True or false: a capacitor lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
- 5.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.3 kW?
- 6.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light-emitting diode (c) light energy dial (d) large electric dial
- 7.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 8.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 9.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 10.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) make light (c) measure heat (d) store charge briefly
- 12.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 13.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 14.⚡ A 1.8 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 15.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) an LED (c) a resistor (d) a motor
- 16.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 700 Ω? =
- 17.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) stay the same (c) zero (d) smaller
- 18.True or false: current is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 19.What does a resistor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) limits the current (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) senses how bright it is
- 20.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
- 21.🧮 A 50 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)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.⚡ A 7.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 24.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use LED lamps (c) unplug idle chargers (d) close the fridge quickly
- 25.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) energy used each second (c) the size of a cell (d) the length of a wire
- 26.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 28.🧮 A 1.5 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I + R (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I × R
- 33.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 37.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 40.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
Answer key
- 10
- 0.1
- anode (+)
- False
- 300
- light-emitting diode
- P = V × I
- 300
- 2300
- 120
- store charge briefly
- 20
- 2
- 0.2
- a motor
- 0.7
- bigger
- False
- limits the current
- 5 %
- 215
- 2.4
- 1.5
- run fans in empty rooms
- energy used each second
- True
- 20
- 0.25
- 10
- use old filament bulbs
- 2
- V = I × R
- 8
- 300
- False
- 1700
- 4.8
- 6
- 10
- 6
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