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.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 1.25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.What does a thermistor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) boosts a small signal (c) senses how hot it is (d) blows if current is high
- 4.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) power (c) how much a part resists (d) the push of a cell
- 5.🧾 A 1000 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 6.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) capacitor (b) buzzer (c) resistor (d) diode
- 7.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) always zero (c) their sum (d) less than either one
- 8.🧮 A 22 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)?
- 9.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 10.🧮 Resistors of 47 Ω, 150 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets smaller (c) becomes zero (d) gets bigger
- 12.True or false: current is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 47 Ω, 100 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, green, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 15.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 19.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 20.🔺 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
- 21.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 190 Ω resistor? (a) brown-white-red (b) white-brown-brown (c) brown-white-brown (d) brown-white-black
- 22.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 23.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it changes colour (d) it does not light
- 24.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: resistance is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) bigger
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, green, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 28.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 1.8 kΩ?
- 30.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 31.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) motor (b) buzzer (c) fuse (d) capacitor
- 32.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the colour of light
- 34.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V + R
- 35.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 36.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) leave fridge door open (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use LED lamps
- 37.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) capacitor (b) buzzer (c) motor (d) resistor
- 38.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 40.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 22.5
- 5
- senses how hot it is
- how much a part resists
- 8
- resistor
- less than either one
- 32
- V = I × R
- 207
- gets smaller
- False
- 216
- 15
- 0.75
- 0.5
- 345
- 2
- 40
- R = V ÷ I
- brown-white-brown
- 360
- it does not light
- True
- True
- bigger
- 450
- 2.5
- 1800
- 0.2
- fuse
- 165
- energy used each second
- I = V ÷ R
- 920
- use LED lamps
- capacitor
- 118
- ohm (Ω)
- 2
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