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Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test

Electronics lesson 20: Part 2 test: components and Ohm’s law · Set 458 · 40 questions
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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. 1.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
  2. 2.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
  3. 3.🧮 A 1 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  4. 4.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
  5. 5.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
  6. 6.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) energy used each second (b) current (c) power (d) voltage
  7. 7.🔺 An 11 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  8. 8.🔺 A 25 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  9. 9.⚡ A 2.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
  10. 10.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 47 Ω, 330 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  11. 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  12. 12.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the one nearest an end (c) any band (d) the gold band
  13. 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
  14. 14.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 100 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  15. 15.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 470 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  16. 16.⚡ A 36 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
  17. 17.True or false: voltage is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔺 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
  19. 19.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V ÷ R (b) I = V + R (c) I = V × R (d) I = R ÷ V
  20. 20.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
  21. 21.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  22. 22.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
  23. 23.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
  24. 24.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) low energy device (c) large electric dial (d) light-emitting diode
  25. 25.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  26. 26.🔺 A 15 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  27. 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
  28. 28.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) zero
  29. 29.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  31. 31.⚡ A 3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
  32. 32.🔺 An 8.25 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  33. 33.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) store charge briefly (c) spin a wheel (d) measure heat
  34. 34.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
  35. 35.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 470 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  36. 36.⚡ A 4.8 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
  37. 37.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 74000 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-violet-orange (b) violet-yellow-yellow (c) violet-yellow-red (d) violet-yellow-orange
  38. 38.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
  39. 39.True or false: a capacitor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 3 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?

Answer key

  1. may burn out
  2. energy used each second
  3. 0.1
  4. voltmeter
  5. 2.5
  6. voltage
  7. 50
  8. 50
  9. 0.5
  10. 577
  11. 40
  12. the one nearest an end
  13. 840
  14. 183
  15. 592
  16. 1.5
  17. False
  18. V = I × R
  19. I = V ÷ R
  20. 1
  21. 15
  22. 36
  23. saves electricity
  24. light-emitting diode
  25. 12
  26. 50
  27. 7100
  28. bigger
  29. True
  30. 250
  31. 1
  32. 25
  33. store charge briefly
  34. 345
  35. 653
  36. 0.2
  37. violet-yellow-orange
  38. 80
  39. False
  40. 153

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