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 red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to an 8 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 2.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 4.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 5.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) a fuse (c) an LED (d) a motor
- 6.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 7.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to store charge (c) to change its colour (d) to limit the current
- 9.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1320 mA? =
- 10.True or false: to use LED lamps wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 12.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 13.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) gets smaller (c) stays the same (d) becomes zero
- 16.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) leave fridge door open (c) use daylight to read (d) leave the TV on standby
- 18.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 20.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 21.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.2 A?
- 22.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a capacitor
- 23.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) power (b) the flow of charge (c) resistance (d) how much a part resists
- 24.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) spin a wheel (c) make light (d) store charge briefly
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, white, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 27.🧮 A 20 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) energy used each second (c) resistance (d) the push of a cell
- 29.🧮 A 4.5 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 30.🔺 A 0.4 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 31.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) low energy device (c) large electric dial (d) light energy dial
- 32.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, yellow, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 35.True or false: a buzzer turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
- 37.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 38.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) always zero (c) more than either one (d) less than either one
- 39.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 20
- 300
- may burn out
- 12
- a motor
- 2300
- 4.5
- to limit the current
- 1.32
- False
- False
- 0
- 30
- 4
- gets smaller
- volt (V)
- use daylight to read
- False
- 3
- voltmeter
- 1200
- a buzzer
- the flow of charge
- 1.2
- store charge briefly
- 89
- 25
- resistance
- 0.25
- 0.1
- light-emitting diode
- 30
- 0.6
- 340
- False
- 1000
- volt (V)
- less than either one
- 5.5
- 100
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