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: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) True (b) False
- 2.What does a potentiometer do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) limits the current (c) is a resistance knob (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 3.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 4.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 5.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 6.🔺 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
- 7.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) large electric dial (c) light energy dial (d) low energy device
- 8.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 9.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 10.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) unplug idle chargers (d) use LED lamps
- 11.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 12.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 13.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) zero (c) bigger (d) smaller
- 14.🔺 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
- 15.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 20000 Ω resistor? (a) red-black-red (b) red-black-yellow (c) orange-red-orange (d) red-black-orange
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the flow of water (c) the water pressure (d) a narrow pipe
- 20.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 9700 Ω resistor? (a) white-violet-brown (b) white-violet-orange (c) violet-white-red (d) white-violet-red
- 21.⚡ A 0.75 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 22.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 23.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) resistance (c) power (d) the push of a cell
- 24.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) stays the same
- 28.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.4 kW?
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, blue, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, orange, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 31.True or false: a fuse turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 27 Ω resistor? (a) red-violet-black (b) violet-red-black (c) orange-violet-black (d) red-violet-brown
- 33.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 34.True or false: a buzzer makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 36.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 37.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it brighter (c) to limit the current (d) to store charge
- 38.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1350 W? =
- 39.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 40.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 11.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- True
- is a resistance knob
- 920
- 5 %
- may burn out
- R = V ÷ I
- light-emitting diode
- cathode (−)
- 3
- leave fridge door open
- 0.3
- 1000
- bigger
- I = V ÷ R
- red-black-orange
- 15
- True
- 352
- a narrow pipe
- white-violet-red
- 0.25
- ammeter
- resistance
- 6.25
- 0.8
- 1
- gets smaller
- 400
- 4.6
- 83
- False
- red-violet-black
- 0.1
- False
- energy used each second
- voltmeter
- to limit the current
- 1.35
- cathode (−)
- 470
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