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 saves electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use old filament bulbs (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 2.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🧮 A 2.2 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 4.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 5.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 6.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave the TV on standby (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) use LED lamps
- 8.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 9.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 12 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 12.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 13.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 14.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 15.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the water pressure (c) a narrow pipe (d) the flow of water
- 18.What does a potentiometer do? (a) glows using little power (b) is a resistance knob (c) beeps for an alarm (d) lets current go one way
- 19.⚡ A 1.8 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 1024
- 22.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 23.🧾 A 250 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 24.True or false: to use old filament bulbs saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 26.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧮 A 2 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.What does an LDR do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) has coloured bands (c) senses how bright it is (d) is a resistance knob
- 31.What does an LED do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) glows using little power (c) senses how hot it is (d) stores a little charge
- 32.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 34.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it changes colour (c) it lights brighter (d) it does not light
- 35.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 36.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, grey, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 38.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) bigger
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a resistor (c) a capacitor (d) a diode
Answer key
- unplug idle chargers
- 0.4
- 0.1
- watt (W)
- P = V × I
- 500
- leave the TV on standby
- 2300
- 5
- 12
- 8.4
- 200
- ampere (A)
- volt (V)
- 18
- 120
- a narrow pipe
- is a resistance knob
- 0.2
- 2400
- 1000
- 2
- 0.5
- False
- 7
- 5
- True
- 0.2
- 13.2
- senses how bright it is
- glows using little power
- 2.5
- V = I × R
- it does not light
- ohm (Ω)
- 4
- 48000
- 10
- bigger
- a buzzer
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