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: an LED glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a diode (c) a buzzer (d) a resistor
- 4.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 5.What does a thermistor do? (a) blows if current is high (b) glows using little power (c) is a resistance knob (d) senses how hot it is
- 6.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) an LED (c) a fuse (d) a motor
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 1 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.🔺 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
- 9.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 10.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the flow of charge (b) how much a part resists (c) the push of a cell (d) power
- 11.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 13.True or false: energy used each second is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧮 A 1.4 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it lights brighter (c) it does not light (d) it changes colour
- 19.🔺 A 7.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 22.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 23.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) use LED lamps (c) leave fridge door open (d) close the fridge quickly
- 25.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 9.2 kΩ?
- 26.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I × R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 28.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, orange, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 30.⚡ A 9 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 31.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it brighter (c) to limit the current (d) to store charge
- 32.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 33.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 38.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, violet, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 39.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 40.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- True
- 500
- a buzzer
- False
- senses how hot it is
- a motor
- 5
- gets smaller
- 1
- the push of a cell
- 3.3
- 7100
- True
- 36
- True
- 0.1
- 345
- it does not light
- 50
- 1700
- watt (W)
- 1
- 475
- leave fridge door open
- 9200
- 0.75
- V = I × R
- 12.5
- 830
- 1
- to limit the current
- anode (+)
- 45
- 1.5
- 30
- 5.4
- 2700
- 17000
- wastes electricity
- 7.5
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