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.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.⚡ A 3 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 3.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) smaller (c) zero (d) bigger
- 5.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 6.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) capacitor (b) LED (c) potentiometer (d) buzzer
- 7.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, black, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the pipe colour (c) the water pressure (d) the water tank lid
- 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = V + I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V × I
- 11.What does a fuse do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) blows if current is high (c) stores a little charge (d) lets current go one way
- 12.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the length of a wire (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 13.🔺 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
- 14.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.6 A?
- 15.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 16.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 23.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.True or false: an LDR makes things spin. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these saves electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) leave fridge door open (d) leave the TV on standby
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 27.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave fridge door open (d) use daylight to read
- 30.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the pipe colour (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 32.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 33.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 volt
- 35.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.86 A?
- 36.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to change its colour (c) to make it brighter (d) to limit the current
- 38.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 39.🔺 A 4.8 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 13.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 10
- 2
- 3
- bigger
- 345
- buzzer
- P = V × I
- 800
- the water pressure
- R = V ÷ I
- blows if current is high
- energy used each second
- I = V ÷ R
- 2600
- ohm (Ω)
- 50
- False
- 150
- 2.2
- 10
- 1
- V = I × R
- 7.5
- False
- switch off empty rooms
- 84
- 8
- 5
- use daylight to read
- 20
- the flow of water
- 920
- False
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 1860
- 83
- to limit the current
- cathode (−)
- 40
- 330
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