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.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) switch off empty rooms (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 3.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 11.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 6.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) motor (b) diode (c) thermistor (d) transistor
- 7.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.🔺 A 24 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.🧮 Three equal 60 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.What does an LED do? (a) has coloured bands (b) lets current go one way (c) glows using little power (d) is a resistance knob
- 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, green, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 12.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 14.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 15.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I × R (b) V = I + R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I ÷ R
- 16.🔺 An 11.75 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 17.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, orange, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 19.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 22.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the tap handle (c) the water tank lid (d) the water pressure
- 23.🧮 Three equal 150 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🧮 An 18 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 26.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 12 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) resistor (b) motor (c) diode (d) LDR
- 29.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) light energy dial (c) large electric dial (d) low energy device
- 30.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: to use LED lamps wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 35.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) LED (b) capacitor (c) motor (d) potentiometer
- 36.🔺 A 2.2 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 37.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) current (c) the flow of charge (d) how much a part resists
- 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 82 Ω resistor? (a) grey-red-brown (b) white-red-black (c) grey-red-black (d) red-grey-black
- 39.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧮 A 22 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)?
Answer key
- 2
- switch off empty rooms
- 0.25
- 470
- ammeter
- transistor
- 20
- 2
- 20
- glows using little power
- 45
- 120
- 9
- voltmeter
- V = I × R
- 25
- 0.75
- 1300
- True
- 100
- 720
- the water pressure
- 50
- 1
- 2300
- 12
- 110
- motor
- light-emitting diode
- True
- False
- 3
- 3
- 0.2
- capacitor
- 10
- the push of a cell
- grey-red-black
- True
- 42
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