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.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 2.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 9300 Ω? =
- 3.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 5.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 6.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 25 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 7.True or false: a potentiometer limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 2300 Ω? =
- 9.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) a fuse (c) a resistor (d) an LED
- 10.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.What does a resistor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) limits the current (c) glows using little power (d) makes things spin
- 13.🧮 A 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🧮 Three equal 60 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V ÷ I
- 16.True or false: a motor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = V × I (c) R = V + I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 18.💡 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) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 19.🧮 A 10 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 21.True or false: energy used each second is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧮 A 1.4 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = V + R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 26.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 32 Ω resistor? (a) orange-red-black (b) red-orange-black (c) yellow-red-black (d) orange-red-brown
- 27.🧾 A 250 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 28.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 11.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) potentiometer (d) fuse
- 31.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 32.🔺 A 0.2 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 34.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 36.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use daylight to read (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) switch off empty rooms (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 37.🔺 A 2.2 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 38.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 39.🧮 Two equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.💡 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)?
Answer key
- lights up
- 9.3
- 18
- energy used each second
- saves electricity
- 5 %
- False
- 2.3
- a motor
- 30
- 4
- limits the current
- 230
- 20
- P = V × I
- False
- R = V ÷ I
- may burn out
- 15
- cathode (−)
- False
- 0.2
- 550
- 5
- I = V ÷ R
- orange-red-black
- 2
- 470
- 0.5
- fuse
- 1150
- 0.1
- 10
- True
- ampere (A)
- iron one shirt at a time
- 10
- may burn out
- 100
- 10
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