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.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) energy used each second (b) the flow of charge (c) current (d) how much a part resists
- 2.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 4.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light-emitting diode (c) large electric dial (d) light energy dial
- 5.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) resistance (b) power (c) the push of a cell (d) current
- 9.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 10.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water tank lid (c) the tap handle (d) the water pressure
- 11.🔺 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
- 12.🔺 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
- 13.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 14.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 15.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the flow of water (c) a narrow pipe (d) a bigger tank
- 17.📏 How many amperes (A) is 270 mA? =
- 18.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 19.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 20.🧮 A 20 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 100 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 22.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 6.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 23.🔺 A 0.5 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 24.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.8 A?
- 25.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) zero (c) smaller (d) stay the same
- 26.True or false: to use daylight to read saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 28.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 29.🧮 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
- 30.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) buzzer (b) capacitor (c) LDR (d) fuse
- 32.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 33.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, red, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 34.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, white, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 36.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a diode (d) a resistor
- 37.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.59 A?
- 38.What does a thermistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) glows using little power (d) beeps for an alarm
- 39.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
Answer key
- energy used each second
- 2
- 6
- light-emitting diode
- 4.7
- 7400
- 1.2
- the push of a cell
- ohm (Ω)
- the water pressure
- V = I × R
- R = V ÷ I
- watt (W)
- 4.5
- 12
- a narrow pipe
- 0.27
- 115
- 9
- 70
- energy used each second
- 15
- 0.1
- 800
- bigger
- True
- ampere (A)
- anode (+)
- less than either one
- 240
- buzzer
- 20
- 2.2
- 400
- 4.9
- a buzzer
- 1590
- senses how hot it is
- 8.25
- voltmeter
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