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 10 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 2.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 4.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 5.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 6.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 9.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 10.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: current is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔺 A 40 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 13.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) always zero (c) less than either one (d) their sum
- 14.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) spin a wheel (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
- 15.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1360 mA? =
- 18.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) how much a part resists (b) voltage (c) the flow of charge (d) power
- 20.🔺 A 25 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 21.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 22.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) energy used each second (c) the flow of charge (d) voltage
- 23.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 24.🔺 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
- 25.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1024 (d) 1000
- 26.🔺 A 0.2 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 27.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 28.🔺 An 18.8 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 29.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 30.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 36 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-blue-black (b) orange-blue-black (c) blue-orange-black (d) orange-blue-brown
- 31.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 32.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 33.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, white, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 34.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 24 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 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
- 37.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a capacitor
- 38.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 40.What does an LDR do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) has coloured bands (d) senses how bright it is
Answer key
- 50
- 25
- 920
- 0.6
- P = V × I
- True
- 200
- 10
- cathode (−)
- True
- False
- 2
- less than either one
- store charge briefly
- False
- 0.2
- 1.36
- 5
- how much a part resists
- 50
- 40
- voltage
- volt (V)
- V = I × R
- 1000
- 0.1
- 2
- 40
- ampere (A)
- orange-blue-black
- 150
- 300
- 39000
- 12
- 4
- R = V ÷ I
- a buzzer
- 3
- anode (+)
- senses how bright it is
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