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.What does an LED do? (a) glows using little power (b) makes things spin (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) blows if current is high
- 2.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 3.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 4.🧮 Four equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1790 mA? =
- 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 7.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 2.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 8.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 9.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 10.🔺 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
- 11.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 12.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2400 mA? =
- 13.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a resistor (c) a capacitor (d) a buzzer
- 14.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 15.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 16.⚡ 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
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 19.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 1.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a fuse (c) a motor (d) a resistor
- 22.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 150 Ω, 10 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω, 470 Ω, 68 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 25.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 26.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 28.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 34.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) smaller (c) zero (d) bigger
- 35.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 39.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) stays the same (c) gets bigger (d) becomes zero
- 40.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) LED (b) thermistor (c) LDR (d) diode
Answer key
- glows using little power
- 24
- watt (W)
- 50
- 1.79
- 6.1
- 5
- 6
- 20
- V = I × R
- wastes electricity
- 2.4
- a buzzer
- 2300
- 120
- energy used each second
- 115
- 9
- False
- 120
- a motor
- 202
- 1055
- 0.1
- 0.6
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 2
- True
- P = V × I
- 4
- saves electricity
- bigger
- 300
- 2
- 4
- voltmeter
- gets smaller
- LDR
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