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.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) the widest gap (c) the gold band (d) any band
- 2.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.True or false: to use daylight to read saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.What does a buzzer do? (a) blows if current is high (b) lets current go one way (c) beeps for an alarm (d) boosts a small signal
- 6.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 2.6 kΩ?
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) use LED lamps (c) switch off empty rooms (d) use old filament bulbs
- 8.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) light energy dial
- 9.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 30 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 12.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) less than either one (c) always zero (d) their sum
- 13.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) zero (c) smaller (d) stay the same
- 14.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use old filament bulbs (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 15.True or false: an LED stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use LED lamps (d) switch off empty rooms
- 17.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, violet, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 22.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.42 A?
- 23.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 25.True or false: a fuse smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 28.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) fuse (d) thermistor
- 29.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 30.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 31.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 22 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) transistor (b) resistor (c) buzzer (d) LED
- 33.🧮 A 20 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 36.What does a diode do? (a) makes things spin (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) is a resistance knob (d) lets current go one way
- 37.True or false: a motor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧮 A 100 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)?
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- the one nearest an end
- 40
- True
- 320
- beeps for an alarm
- 2600
- use old filament bulbs
- light-emitting diode
- True
- 15
- 80
- less than either one
- bigger
- set the AC to 24 °C
- False
- leave the TV on standby
- 3
- 1840
- 2.7
- 4
- True
- 2420
- 18.8
- P = V × I
- False
- 10
- saves electricity
- thermistor
- volt (V)
- 765
- 275
- transistor
- 30
- 30
- wastes electricity
- lets current go one way
- False
- 335
- 2
- 500
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