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 150 Ω resistor to a 4.25 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 2.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧮 Four equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 5.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a capacitor (c) a diode (d) a resistor
- 6.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 20 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 8.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V + I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = V × I
- 9.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 10.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.True or false: a potentiometer senses how bright it is. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧮 A 20 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)?
- 14.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) how much a part resists (b) energy used each second (c) resistance (d) voltage
- 15.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 16.🧮 A 22 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)?
- 17.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the water pressure (c) the water tank lid (d) the pipe colour
- 18.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 19.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 25 % (c) 5 % (d) 50 %
- 20.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2700 mA? =
- 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, white, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 22.True or false: resistance is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 23.📏 How many watts (W) is 4 kW?
- 24.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave the TV on standby? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 25.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1570 mA? =
- 26.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 27.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) LDR (b) buzzer (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
- 28.What does a motor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) senses how bright it is (c) has coloured bands (d) smooths a wobbly supply
- 29.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 30.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 29 Ω resistor? (a) red-white-black (b) red-white-brown (c) orange-white-black (d) white-red-black
- 31.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) make light (c) measure heat (d) store charge briefly
- 32.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) an oil lamp (c) an LED lamp (d) a candle
- 33.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) buzzer (b) resistor (c) potentiometer (d) motor
- 34.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.True or false: a buzzer turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧮 A 7.5 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 37.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.What does a fuse do? (a) blows if current is high (b) boosts a small signal (c) has coloured bands (d) limits the current
- 39.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) a resistor (c) an LED (d) a fuse
- 40.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
Answer key
- 15
- True
- 50
- 9
- a buzzer
- 170
- wastes electricity
- R = V ÷ I
- 7
- 2
- 10
- False
- 520
- voltage
- 0.6
- 27
- the water pressure
- 0
- 5 %
- 2.7
- 8.9
- False
- 4000
- wastes electricity
- 1.57
- 1000
- thermistor
- turns a fan or wheels
- 20
- red-white-black
- store charge briefly
- an LED lamp
- resistor
- 0.5
- False
- 0.5
- 100
- blows if current is high
- a motor
- 0.9
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