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 5 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 2.🧾 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
- 3.🔺 A 0.2 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 4.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 5.📏 How many amperes (A) is 820 mA? =
- 6.🔺 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
- 7.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 8.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 9.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 10.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) stays the same (c) gets smaller (d) becomes zero
- 11.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 13.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) potentiometer (b) LED (c) buzzer (d) fuse
- 14.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 12.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 18.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 4.5 kΩ?
- 19.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.True or false: a capacitor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 24.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 25.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) LDR (b) diode (c) buzzer (d) LED
- 26.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 27.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 28.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, grey, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 30.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) bigger
- 31.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 33.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 35.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 36.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) how much a part resists (b) energy used each second (c) voltage (d) the push of a cell
- 37.True or false: to set the AC to 24 °C wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 40.True or false: a transistor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 0.5
- an LED lamp
- 0.1
- True
- 0.82
- I = V ÷ R
- P = V × I
- 2.5
- 3
- gets smaller
- 23.5
- 460
- LED
- False
- 250
- 2.4
- 500
- 4500
- 150
- 100
- False
- 538
- energy used each second
- saves electricity
- diode
- 0.2
- 9
- False
- 38
- bigger
- 3
- 36
- True
- 1.5
- voltmeter
- energy used each second
- False
- 288
- 12
- False
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