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: the ammeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2700 mA? =
- 4.What does a fuse do? (a) blows if current is high (b) stores a little charge (c) glows using little power (d) beeps for an alarm
- 5.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 7.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it changes colour (c) it does not light (d) it lights brighter
- 8.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 9.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave the TV on standby? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 10.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, brown, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 14.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 15.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) unplug idle chargers (d) switch off empty rooms
- 18.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = V + I
- 19.⚡ A 0.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 20.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 21.True or false: to run fans in empty rooms saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 23.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) the gold band (c) any band (d) the widest gap
- 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 25.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) voltage (b) the push of a cell (c) the flow of charge (d) power
- 26.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.9 A?
- 27.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 28.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 29.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 30.True or false: to use daylight to read wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.What does a motor do? (a) limits the current (b) blows if current is high (c) has coloured bands (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 35.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) a fuse (c) a resistor (d) an LED
- 36.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 37.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 39.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) a candle (c) an LED lamp (d) an oil lamp
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a diode
Answer key
- True
- 15
- 2.7
- blows if current is high
- 6
- P = V × I
- it does not light
- 20
- wastes electricity
- 3
- True
- 8
- 410
- lights up
- 4
- 3
- iron one shirt at a time
- R = V ÷ I
- 0.1
- volt (V)
- False
- 460
- the one nearest an end
- 8.1
- power
- 1900
- False
- 0.6
- 345
- False
- 7.5
- 22.5
- 24
- turns a fan or wheels
- a motor
- voltmeter
- 2
- gets smaller
- an LED lamp
- a buzzer
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