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.🔺 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
- 2.🔺 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
- 3.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.45 A?
- 4.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 5.🧮 An 8 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 6.💡 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)?
- 7.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) smaller (c) stay the same (d) zero
- 8.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 9.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, orange, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 11.True or false: a resistor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) thermistor (b) LED (c) buzzer (d) fuse
- 13.🔺 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
- 14.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the size of a cell (c) the length of a wire (d) the colour of light
- 15.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 25 %
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 2 kΩ?
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 19.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 100 Ω, 220 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🔺 A 40 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) how much a part resists (b) voltage (c) the push of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 24.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 26.What does an LED do? (a) glows using little power (b) blows if current is high (c) is a resistance knob (d) senses how hot it is
- 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 48000 Ω resistor? (a) grey-yellow-orange (b) yellow-grey-yellow (c) yellow-grey-orange (d) yellow-grey-red
- 28.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.What does a resistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) stores a little charge (c) limits the current (d) makes a beeping sound
- 31.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 32.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 34.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) always zero (c) their sum (d) more than either one
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) use old filament bulbs (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) use LED lamps
- 36.🔺 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
- 37.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) unplug idle chargers (c) leave the TV on standby (d) close the fridge quickly
- 39.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to make it brighter (c) to change its colour (d) to limit the current
- 40.What does an LDR do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) senses how hot it is (d) has coloured bands
Answer key
- V = I × R
- R = V ÷ I
- 450
- 2.25
- 1
- 15
- bigger
- cathode (−)
- 9.4
- 63
- False
- thermistor
- gets smaller
- energy used each second
- 5 %
- 2.4
- 2000
- 90
- 470
- 345
- 1.5
- 2
- how much a part resists
- 25
- 20
- glows using little power
- yellow-grey-orange
- True
- 15
- limits the current
- 30
- 1
- P = V × I
- less than either one
- use LED lamps
- I = V ÷ R
- 253
- leave the TV on standby
- to limit the current
- senses how bright it is
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