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 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
- 2.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 3.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 20 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.What does an LED do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) glows using little power (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) lets current go one way
- 6.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 7000 Ω? =
- 7.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.True or false: a transistor turns a fan or wheels. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧮 A 2.4 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V + I (d) R = V × I
- 11.🔺 A 0.5 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 13.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, orange, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 18.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 22.🧮 Three equal 75 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1024
- 24.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) always zero
- 25.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 26.🧾 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
- 27.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 28.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧮 A 14 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 30.True or false: an LDR stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) buzzer (b) resistor (c) LED (d) thermistor
- 33.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 34.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 35.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 37.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a motor (c) a fuse (d) a resistor
- 38.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 39.⚡ 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
- 40.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- V = I × R
- saves electricity
- True
- 98
- glows using little power
- 7
- 24
- False
- 0.2
- R = V ÷ I
- 0.25
- voltmeter
- 1
- False
- does not light
- 53
- 3400
- 10
- 2.5
- 0.5
- ohm (Ω)
- 25
- 1000
- less than either one
- P = V × I
- an LED lamp
- lights up
- False
- 1
- False
- 0.8
- LED
- ampere (A)
- 7
- 2
- saves electricity
- a motor
- may burn out
- energy used each second
- True
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