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 blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 2.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 3.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) any band (c) the widest gap (d) the one nearest an end
- 4.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the length of a wire (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 5.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 6.🧮 A 150 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 3 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 8.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 9.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.03 A?
- 11.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 50 %
- 13.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.True or false: a motor makes a beeping sound. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, orange, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 16.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 17.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 330 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 20.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 21.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) use old filament bulbs
- 23.🔺 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
- 24.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 25.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) close the fridge quickly (c) switch off empty rooms (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 26.🔺 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
- 27.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a capacitor (c) a diode (d) a resistor
- 30.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 5 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 31.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) use old filament bulbs (c) use LED lamps (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 32.What does a thermistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) blows if current is high (c) turns a fan or wheels (d) stores a little charge
- 33.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 34.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 35.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 36.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) large electric dial (b) light energy dial (c) low energy device (d) light-emitting diode
- 37.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 38.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to close the fridge quickly? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1050 W? =
Answer key
- 360
- 0.2
- the one nearest an end
- energy used each second
- 10
- 170
- 255
- 10
- 120
- 30
- True
- 5 %
- 3
- False
- 33
- 150
- 400
- 36
- 850
- 40
- 1
- use old filament bulbs
- V = I × R
- 10
- iron one shirt at a time
- gets smaller
- 970
- 7.5
- a buzzer
- 315
- use LED lamps
- senses how hot it is
- voltmeter
- volt (V)
- 5
- light-emitting diode
- 1.2
- saves electricity
- 2
- 1.05
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