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 ohms (Ω) is 6.7 kΩ?
- 2.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) any band (c) the widest gap (d) the gold band
- 4.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 5.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 6.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 7.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 8.🔺 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
- 9.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 35 Ω resistor? (a) orange-green-black (b) orange-green-brown (c) yellow-green-black (d) green-orange-black
- 11.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 11 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 14.⚡ A 36 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 15.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 16.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 17.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it does not light (c) it changes colour (d) it lights brighter
- 18.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 50 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 19.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a diode
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 21.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) how much a part resists (b) power (c) the flow of charge (d) voltage
- 22.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) leave fridge door open (c) use daylight to read (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 23.🔺 A 6.25 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 24.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) a filament bulb (c) an oil lamp (d) an LED lamp
- 25.⚡ A 1.2 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 26.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) low energy device (c) large electric dial (d) light energy dial
- 28.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to limit the current (c) to store charge (d) to change its colour
- 29.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 30.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 32.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) smaller (c) bigger (d) stay the same
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) use daylight to read (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) unplug idle chargers
- 35.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 37.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V + R
- 38.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 40.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 6700
- True
- the one nearest an end
- 1.8
- 3
- P = V × I
- cathode (−)
- V = I × R
- 6
- orange-green-black
- 5
- 220
- 300
- 3
- 2300
- does not light
- it does not light
- 5 %
- a buzzer
- anode (+)
- power
- use daylight to read
- 25
- an LED lamp
- 0.1
- 500
- light-emitting diode
- to limit the current
- wastes electricity
- 72
- switch off empty rooms
- 3
- bigger
- run fans in empty rooms
- True
- 0.1
- I = V ÷ R
- 3
- 10
- 25
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