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 component has coloured bands? (a) resistor (b) motor (c) transistor (d) LDR
- 2.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.What does a thermistor do? (a) limits the current (b) boosts a small signal (c) senses how hot it is (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 4.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a diode (c) a capacitor (d) a resistor
- 5.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔺 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
- 7.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 8.🧮 A 2.8 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave the TV on standby (d) leave fridge door open
- 12.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 470 Ω, 68 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) buzzer (b) LDR (c) transistor (d) LED
- 15.🔺 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
- 16.True or false: power is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 17.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 18.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 20.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 7600 Ω? =
- 21.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets bigger (c) becomes zero (d) gets smaller
- 22.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 23.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 24.What does an LED do? (a) limits the current (b) has coloured bands (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) glows using little power
- 25.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 26.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) switch off empty rooms (d) use daylight to read
- 27.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 28.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) an oil lamp (c) a candle (d) an LED lamp
- 29.What does a transistor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) senses how hot it is (c) stores a little charge (d) senses how bright it is
- 30.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to close the fridge quickly? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 32.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 35.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 25 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 36.🔺 A 15 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) the flow of charge (c) how much a part resists (d) the push of a cell
- 39.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) buzzer (b) LDR (c) transistor (d) thermistor
Answer key
- resistor
- 0.4
- senses how hot it is
- a buzzer
- False
- I = V ÷ R
- 460
- 0.2
- 6
- 1000
- use LED lamps
- P = V × I
- 791
- buzzer
- V = I × R
- True
- volt (V)
- 4
- 300
- 7.6
- gets smaller
- 15
- saves electricity
- glows using little power
- 10
- leave fridge door open
- 8
- an LED lamp
- boosts a small signal
- 1
- saves electricity
- 500
- True
- False
- 5 %
- 50
- 5
- how much a part resists
- True
- thermistor
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