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 device works on 1.5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 93 Ω resistor? (a) brown-orange-black (b) white-orange-brown (c) orange-white-black (d) white-orange-black
- 3.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the size of a cell
- 4.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.06 A?
- 5.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 6.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 9.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 2.3 kΩ?
- 10.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) LED (b) thermistor (c) LDR (d) transistor
- 11.🧮 A 3.5 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.💡 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
- 13.🧮 A 10 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 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.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 16.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) large electric dial (b) light energy dial (c) low energy device (d) light-emitting diode
- 17.🧮 Five equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 19.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3850 W? =
- 22.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a diode (c) a capacitor (d) a buzzer
- 23.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) power (c) resistance (d) the push of a cell
- 25.📏 How many amperes (A) is 3000 mA? =
- 26.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 1024
- 28.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) leave fridge door open (c) unplug idle chargers (d) leave the TV on standby
- 32.🧮 A 22 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) LDR (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) thermistor
- 34.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) more than either one (c) their sum (d) always zero
- 37.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1600 W? =
- 38.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) how much a part resists (c) resistance (d) power
- 39.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 4.1 kΩ?
- 40.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 2.25
- white-orange-black
- energy used each second
- 60
- V = I × R
- 300
- 0.1
- volt (V)
- 2300
- thermistor
- 0.5
- it does not light
- 15
- I = V ÷ R
- anode (+)
- light-emitting diode
- 20
- 345
- 10
- 5
- 3.85
- a buzzer
- 235
- the push of a cell
- 3
- 0.9
- 1000
- True
- 1.2
- ohm (Ω)
- unplug idle chargers
- 27
- LDR
- 3.3
- False
- less than either one
- 1.6
- power
- 4100
- 8
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