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 gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 5 %
- 2.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 1.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets bigger
- 4.True or false: energy used each second is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V ÷ I
- 6.What does a capacitor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) boosts a small signal (c) makes a beeping sound (d) limits the current
- 7.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 8.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 60 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 10.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, green, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 13.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) bigger (c) zero (d) smaller
- 14.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) LED (b) potentiometer (c) resistor (d) LDR
- 15.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a diode
- 16.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) how much a part resists (b) power (c) voltage (d) current
- 17.🔺 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
- 18.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 19.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) switch off empty rooms (d) close the fridge quickly
- 22.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 1024
- 23.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 24.🧮 Three equal 60 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.Which of these saves electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave fridge door open (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) use old filament bulbs
- 26.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 4.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it lights brighter (c) it makes a sound (d) it does not light
- 29.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 50 Ω, 100 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧮 An 8 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 34.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 35.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) a filament bulb (c) an oil lamp (d) an LED lamp
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
Answer key
- 5 %
- 8
- gets smaller
- False
- P = V × I
- stores a little charge
- saves electricity
- 20
- 50
- True
- 2.5
- 15
- bigger
- LED
- a buzzer
- voltage
- I = V ÷ R
- 40
- 3.75
- anode (+)
- run fans in empty rooms
- 1000
- 0.5
- 20
- unplug idle chargers
- 6
- 3
- it does not light
- 720
- 3
- 580
- 0.5
- 115
- voltmeter
- an LED lamp
- 30
- 5
- False
- 3
- 9
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