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 violet stand for?
- 2.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) LDR (b) motor (c) potentiometer (d) LED
- 3.🔺 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
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, white, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 5.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 5 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 9.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) potentiometer (b) capacitor (c) resistor (d) buzzer
- 10.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 11.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) motor (b) resistor (c) LDR (d) capacitor
- 13.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.⚡ A 27 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 15.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 16.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🧾 A 2000 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 18.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3300 Ω resistor? (a) orange-orange-brown (b) orange-yellow-red (c) orange-orange-red (d) orange-orange-orange
- 19.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧮 A 3.6 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 21.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 24.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 25.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 26.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it does not light (c) it changes colour (d) it lights brighter
- 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 430 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-orange-brown (b) yellow-orange-red (c) yellow-orange-black (d) orange-yellow-brown
- 28.True or false: a motor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 29.What does a thermistor do? (a) blows if current is high (b) boosts a small signal (c) beeps for an alarm (d) senses how hot it is
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) close the fridge quickly (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 31.True or false: a capacitor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V × R
- 34.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) an LED (c) a fuse (d) a resistor
- 35.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧮 A 3.25 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 37.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 26 Ω resistor? (a) blue-red-black (b) orange-blue-black (c) red-blue-brown (d) red-blue-black
- 38.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 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
- 39.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a capacitor (c) a diode (d) a buzzer
Answer key
- 7
- LED
- V = I × R
- 19
- False
- 235
- 9
- 255
- potentiometer
- 12
- 12
- capacitor
- 10
- 3
- 9
- 198
- 16
- orange-orange-red
- True
- 0.2
- 20
- True
- 459
- bigger
- 0.5
- it does not light
- yellow-orange-brown
- True
- senses how hot it is
- close the fridge quickly
- True
- 18
- I = V ÷ R
- a motor
- False
- 0.25
- red-blue-black
- may burn out
- 5.5
- a buzzer
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