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.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 8900 Ω? =
- 2.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) LDR (b) capacitor (c) diode (d) LED
- 3.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use daylight to read (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) switch off empty rooms (d) use old filament bulbs
- 4.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 5.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 6.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, brown, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 volt
- 11.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) an LED (c) a resistor (d) a fuse
- 15.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 17.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 18.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a buzzer (c) a capacitor (d) a diode
- 20.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use LED lamps (c) switch off empty rooms (d) use daylight to read
- 22.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, red, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 24.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 25.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.⚡ A 1.2 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 27.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 28.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 29.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) energy used each second (c) the flow of charge (d) how much a part resists
- 30.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 31.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 34.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 510 Ω resistor? (a) green-brown-red (b) green-brown-black (c) brown-green-brown (d) green-brown-brown
- 35.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V ÷ I
- 36.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) current (c) resistance (d) the flow of charge
- 37.True or false: to use LED lamps wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) switch off empty rooms (c) leave the TV on standby (d) close the fridge quickly
- 39.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 40.🔺 A 25 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
Answer key
- 8.9
- capacitor
- use old filament bulbs
- 25
- 50
- 100
- energy used each second
- 41
- 120
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 100
- 10
- 1.2
- a motor
- 3
- 3
- gets smaller
- False
- a buzzer
- 12
- run fans in empty rooms
- 85
- 520
- 460
- 3
- 0.1
- 20
- watt (W)
- energy used each second
- cathode (−)
- ammeter
- 570
- 15
- green-brown-brown
- P = V × I
- the push of a cell
- False
- leave the TV on standby
- 459
- 50
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