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 home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 2.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) LDR (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) motor
- 3.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) buzzer (b) transistor (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
- 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.🔺 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.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.🧮 A 2.6 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 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.🔍 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.💡 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.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 20 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.True or false: resistance is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 13.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 14.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2750 W? =
- 15.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 16.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 47 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) measure heat (c) spin a wheel (d) make light
- 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.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 20.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.85 A?
- 23.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 24.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 25.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 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.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, grey, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 31.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 volt (d) 1 ampere
- 33.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.True or false: current is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 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.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.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a fuse (c) a resistor (d) a motor
Answer key
- 460
- potentiometer
- capacitor
- V = I × R
- gets smaller
- 2
- 0.2
- the one nearest an end
- unplug idle chargers
- to limit the current
- 260
- False
- wastes electricity
- 2.75
- 0.1
- 397
- store charge briefly
- leave fridge door open
- anode (+)
- 4
- 2
- 850
- 1150
- 5 %
- False
- 36
- cathode (−)
- 120
- 4
- 18
- 120
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 2
- False
- the push of a cell
- 4
- white-brown-orange
- beeps for an alarm
- 2.4
- a motor
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