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: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 2.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 3.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the gold band (c) the widest gap (d) the one nearest an end
- 5.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) energy used each second (b) current (c) how much a part resists (d) voltage
- 7.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an oil lamp (b) a filament bulb (c) a candle (d) an LED lamp
- 8.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 9.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) bigger (c) smaller (d) zero
- 10.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) transistor (b) potentiometer (c) LDR (d) diode
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω, 20 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) power (b) energy used each second (c) current (d) resistance
- 15.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔺 A 2.4 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.True or false: energy used each second is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 19.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, white, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔺 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
- 24.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 2.1 kΩ?
- 25.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 26.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 5.8 kΩ?
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.25 A?
- 29.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1030 mA? =
- 30.💡 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)?
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) energy used each second (b) resistance (c) power (d) the push of a cell
- 33.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the size of a cell (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 34.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) resistor (b) potentiometer (c) fuse (d) diode
- 36.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 37.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a motor blows if current is high. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a capacitor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- 200
- 0.5
- the one nearest an end
- 10
- energy used each second
- an LED lamp
- 5 %
- bigger
- 15
- LDR
- 4
- 820
- current
- True
- 0.2
- True
- 10
- 0.3
- 79000
- 7.5
- True
- I = V ÷ R
- 2100
- saves electricity
- 5800
- 0.4
- 1250
- 1.03
- 15
- 0.8
- resistance
- energy used each second
- 20
- fuse
- 0.5
- False
- False
- False
- False
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