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.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) how much a part resists (b) power (c) current (d) voltage
- 2.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) gets smaller (c) becomes zero (d) stays the same
- 3.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 6.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 7.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 8.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 39 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-white-black (b) orange-white-brown (c) orange-white-black (d) white-orange-black
- 11.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 12.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 13.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔺 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
- 15.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 16.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 10 Ω resistor? (a) red-brown-black (b) brown-black-brown (c) red-black-black (d) brown-black-black
- 17.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 8500 Ω resistor? (a) grey-green-red (b) grey-green-orange (c) green-grey-red (d) grey-green-brown
- 23.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) leave the TV on standby
- 25.🧮 Two equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.📏 How many amperes (A) is 610 mA? =
- 27.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 28.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light energy dial (c) large electric dial (d) light-emitting diode
- 29.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the water pressure (c) the pipe colour (d) the water tank lid
- 31.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 32.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 33.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 watt (c) 1 volt (d) 1 ampere
- 35.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 36.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) LDR (b) diode (c) resistor (d) potentiometer
- 37.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.22 A?
- 38.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the one nearest an end (c) any band (d) the widest gap
Answer key
- power
- gets smaller
- 9
- 2
- 100
- lights up
- bigger
- 5
- 7.5
- orange-white-black
- 150
- voltmeter
- True
- R = V ÷ I
- 2300
- brown-black-black
- P = V × I
- 80
- 3
- 20
- 4
- grey-green-red
- 10
- use LED lamps
- 100
- 0.61
- ampere (A)
- light-emitting diode
- 50
- the water pressure
- voltmeter
- ammeter
- 150
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- volt (V)
- resistor
- 1220
- 2
- 10
- the one nearest an end
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