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 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 100 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, brown, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 3.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 4.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 5.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 7.🔺 A 7.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the size of a cell (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 9.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) less than either one (c) always zero (d) more than either one
- 11.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I × R
- 12.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 13.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔺 A 1.6 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 15.📏 How many amperes (A) is 470 mA? =
- 16.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, blue, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 18.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) capacitor (b) potentiometer (c) resistor (d) fuse
- 19.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 21.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 22.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 23.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) voltage (b) how much a part resists (c) energy used each second (d) resistance
- 24.🔺 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
- 25.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, violet, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 28.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 30.🧮 An 11 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 31.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 32.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) store charge briefly (c) make light (d) measure heat
- 33.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 34.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) an LED (c) a fuse (d) a motor
- 35.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 36.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) close the fridge quickly (c) switch off empty rooms (d) unplug idle chargers
- 38.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.True or false: energy used each second is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, violet, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
Answer key
- 270
- 31000
- P = V × I
- watt (W)
- 2.2
- wastes electricity
- 50
- energy used each second
- 3
- less than either one
- V = I × R
- 1150
- True
- 0.2
- 0.47
- 118
- 4.6
- capacitor
- 110
- ammeter
- cathode (−)
- 2300
- energy used each second
- gets smaller
- True
- 0.5
- 4.7
- 10
- voltmeter
- 0.5
- 0.5
- store charge briefly
- 340
- a motor
- volt (V)
- True
- run fans in empty rooms
- 380
- False
- 270
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