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Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test

Electronics lesson 20: Part 2 test: components and Ohm’s law · Set 412 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) transistor (b) buzzer (c) LED (d) thermistor
  2. 2.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V + I
  3. 3.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
  4. 4.🧮 Three equal 60 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  5. 5.🔺 A 25 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  6. 6.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 22 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  7. 7.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to make it brighter (c) to change its colour (d) to limit the current
  8. 8.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) thermistor (b) resistor (c) fuse (d) motor
  9. 9.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.46 A?
  10. 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V + R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V × R
  11. 11.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V + I
  12. 12.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
  13. 13.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
  14. 14.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) large electric dial (c) low energy device (d) light-emitting diode
  15. 15.True or false: to switch off empty rooms wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  17. 17.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 220 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  18. 18.🔺 An 18.8 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  19. 19.🧮 A 10 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)?
  20. 20.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  21. 21.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
  22. 22.🔺 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
  23. 23.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the one nearest an end (c) any band (d) the gold band
  24. 24.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a resistor (c) a fuse (d) a motor
  25. 25.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  26. 26.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
  27. 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 61000 Ω resistor? (a) blue-brown-red (b) blue-brown-yellow (c) brown-blue-orange (d) blue-brown-orange
  28. 28.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 470 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  29. 29.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
  30. 30.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
  32. 32.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  33. 33.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, white, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  34. 34.⚡ A 6 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
  35. 35.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) thermistor (b) diode (c) resistor (d) capacitor
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) leave the TV on standby (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) iron one shirt at a time
  38. 38.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.72 A?
  39. 39.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) fuse (b) potentiometer (c) capacitor (d) motor
  40. 40.🧮 A 47 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)?

Answer key

  1. buzzer
  2. R = V ÷ I
  3. wastes electricity
  4. 20
  5. 2.5
  6. 190
  7. to limit the current
  8. fuse
  9. 2460
  10. I = V ÷ R
  11. P = V × I
  12. 1
  13. 5 %
  14. light-emitting diode
  15. False
  16. 12
  17. 388
  18. 40
  19. 60
  20. 5
  21. 230
  22. V = I × R
  23. the one nearest an end
  24. a motor
  25. 0.6
  26. anode (+)
  27. blue-brown-orange
  28. 268
  29. 4.5
  30. True
  31. 1000
  32. 10
  33. 69
  34. 0.5
  35. False
  36. resistor
  37. set the AC to 24 °C
  38. 720
  39. motor
  40. 97

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