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.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.36 A?
- 2.Which of these saves electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave fridge door open
- 3.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) gets smaller (c) becomes zero (d) stays the same
- 4.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 ampere
- 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.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 8.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.3 kW?
- 9.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 10.True or false: a resistor senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔺 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
- 12.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.💡 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)?
- 14.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) resistance (c) current (d) energy used each second
- 15.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 17.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 18.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 19.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 20.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 21.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) fuse (b) buzzer (c) LDR (d) thermistor
- 22.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.🧾 A 1000 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) the pipe colour
- 26.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, red, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 29.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 30.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 32.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) LDR (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) transistor
- 33.True or false: a motor beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = V × I (d) R = V + I
- 35.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the length of a wire (c) the colour of light (d) the size of a cell
- 36.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.True or false: a capacitor blows if current is high. (a) True (b) False
- 38.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it lights brighter (c) it does not light (d) it makes a sound
- 39.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) a motor (c) an LED (d) a fuse
Answer key
- 1360
- unplug idle chargers
- gets smaller
- 9.4
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- I = V ÷ R
- 230
- 300
- 920
- False
- V = I × R
- 500
- 10
- the push of a cell
- 20
- 400
- ampere (A)
- 5 %
- lights up
- wastes electricity
- buzzer
- 3
- 8
- 120
- the flow of water
- True
- True
- 5.2
- 9
- 8
- ammeter
- potentiometer
- False
- R = V ÷ I
- energy used each second
- 635
- False
- it does not light
- 6
- a motor
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