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.True or false: to close the fridge quickly saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔺 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
- 3.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 30 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 22 Ω, 10 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 7.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 8.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 12.⚡ A 48 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 13.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 15.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 16.🧮 Three equal 150 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 20.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 21.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 1.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) use LED lamps (c) unplug idle chargers (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 24.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the water pressure (c) a narrow pipe (d) the flow of water
- 26.🔺 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
- 27.🧮 A 1.2 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, green, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 29.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 30.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🔺 A 2.2 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 33.What does a motor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) beeps for an alarm (c) limits the current (d) makes things spin
- 34.🧮 A 1.7 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it changes colour (c) it makes a sound (d) it does not light
- 36.True or false: energy used each second is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 37.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 38.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to change its colour (c) to limit the current (d) to make it brighter
- 40.🧮 A 10 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- True
- V = I × R
- 20
- 15
- 152
- may burn out
- energy used each second
- 2
- 20
- 500
- 5 %
- 2
- 5
- 2
- P = V × I
- 50
- True
- 1
- wastes electricity
- gets smaller
- 18
- 12
- use old filament bulbs
- False
- a narrow pipe
- I = V ÷ R
- 0.1
- 250
- does not light
- False
- 6
- 10
- makes things spin
- 0.1
- it does not light
- True
- anode (+)
- 8
- to limit the current
- 1
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