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Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test

Electronics lesson 20: Part 2 test: components and Ohm’s law · Set 5 · 40 questions
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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. 1.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
  2. 2.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) LDR (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) motor
  3. 3.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) buzzer (b) transistor (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
  4. 4.🔺 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
  5. 5.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) gets bigger (c) becomes zero (d) stays the same
  6. 6.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  7. 7.🧮 A 2.6 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  8. 8.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) the gold band (c) any band (d) the widest gap
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave the TV on standby (d) run fans in empty rooms
  10. 10.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to store charge (c) to change its colour (d) to limit the current
  11. 11.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 20 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  12. 12.True or false: resistance is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
  14. 14.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2750 W? =
  15. 15.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
  16. 16.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 47 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  17. 17.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) measure heat (c) spin a wheel (d) make light
  18. 18.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) use daylight to read (c) leave fridge door open (d) unplug idle chargers
  19. 19.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
  20. 20.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  21. 21.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  22. 22.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.85 A?
  23. 23.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
  24. 24.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
  25. 25.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
  27. 27.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
  28. 28.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
  29. 29.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  30. 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, grey, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
  31. 31.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  32. 32.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 volt (d) 1 ampere
  33. 33.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
  34. 34.True or false: current is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) resistance (b) current (c) the push of a cell (d) how much a part resists
  36. 36.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  37. 37.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 91000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-white-orange (b) white-brown-red (c) white-brown-orange (d) white-brown-yellow
  38. 38.What does a buzzer do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) blows if current is high (c) limits the current (d) lets current go one way
  39. 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  40. 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a fuse (c) a resistor (d) a motor

Answer key

  1. 460
  2. potentiometer
  3. capacitor
  4. V = I × R
  5. gets smaller
  6. 2
  7. 0.2
  8. the one nearest an end
  9. unplug idle chargers
  10. to limit the current
  11. 260
  12. False
  13. wastes electricity
  14. 2.75
  15. 0.1
  16. 397
  17. store charge briefly
  18. leave fridge door open
  19. anode (+)
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. 850
  23. 1150
  24. 5 %
  25. False
  26. 36
  27. cathode (−)
  28. 120
  29. 4
  30. 18
  31. 120
  32. 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
  33. 2
  34. False
  35. the push of a cell
  36. 4
  37. white-brown-orange
  38. beeps for an alarm
  39. 2.4
  40. a motor

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