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 500 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 2.What does a motor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) stores a little charge (c) boosts a small signal (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 3.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, orange, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 5.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) resistance (b) the flow of charge (c) energy used each second (d) power
- 6.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 7.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 1600 Ω? =
- 8.🧮 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)?
- 9.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 11.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) store charge briefly (c) measure heat (d) make light
- 12.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 100 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to limit the current (b) to store charge (c) to make it brighter (d) to change its colour
- 14.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the colour of light
- 15.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 16.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I × R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I ÷ R
- 17.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 18.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧮 A 3 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 20.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.48 A?
- 21.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the gold band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the widest gap
- 22.🔺 A 0.3 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V ÷ R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V × R (d) I = V + R
- 24.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) capacitor (b) potentiometer (c) LDR (d) thermistor
- 25.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 24 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🔺 An 18 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 27.🔺 A 9 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 28.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 29.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) power (c) the push of a cell (d) resistance
- 30.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 32.What does an LED do? (a) stores a little charge (b) makes a beeping sound (c) senses how hot it is (d) glows using little power
- 33.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🔺 A 13.2 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 35.True or false: to close the fridge quickly saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 36.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 37.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 38.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it does not light (c) it lights brighter (d) it changes colour
- 39.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) low energy device
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, white, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 5
- turns a fan or wheels
- 10
- 8.3
- the flow of charge
- 5 %
- 1.6
- 160
- 5
- ohm (Ω)
- store charge briefly
- 142
- to limit the current
- energy used each second
- 2.25
- V = I × R
- ampere (A)
- True
- 0.2
- 2480
- the one nearest an end
- 0.1
- I = V ÷ R
- capacitor
- 8
- 1.5
- 3
- 280
- power
- False
- 50
- glows using little power
- 300
- 40
- True
- 15
- 0.1
- it does not light
- light-emitting diode
- 990
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