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.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 2.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a buzzer (c) a capacitor (d) a diode
- 3.True or false: power is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧮 A 10 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 6.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) the push of a cell (b) power (c) the flow of charge (d) voltage
- 7.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) switch off empty rooms (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave the TV on standby
- 9.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a motor (c) a resistor (d) an LED
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) use LED lamps (d) switch off empty rooms
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) unplug idle chargers (c) close the fridge quickly (d) switch off empty rooms
- 13.📏 How many amperes (A) is 30 mA? =
- 14.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 15.🧮 An 8 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) store charge briefly (c) measure heat (d) make light
- 17.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) switch off empty rooms (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 19.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 22 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.💡 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?
- 21.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 22.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 23.True or false: an LDR stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 26.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) energy used each second (c) resistance (d) current
- 27.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 28.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) fuse (b) diode (c) resistor (d) motor
- 29.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 900 Ω resistor? (a) white-black-brown (b) brown-white-brown (c) white-black-black (d) white-black-red
- 31.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 33.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the length of a wire (c) the colour of light (d) the size of a cell
- 34.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4700 Ω? =
- 35.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) unplug idle chargers
- 36.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) diode (b) transistor (c) LDR (d) capacitor
- 37.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 38.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- wastes electricity
- a buzzer
- False
- 1
- 850
- power
- 5
- leave the TV on standby
- 3
- a motor
- run fans in empty rooms
- leave the TV on standby
- 0.03
- 5 %
- 0.5
- store charge briefly
- 2.5
- iron one shirt at a time
- 205
- 120
- False
- cathode (−)
- False
- True
- 1
- resistance
- ammeter
- diode
- True
- white-black-brown
- 5
- 0.3
- energy used each second
- 4.7
- unplug idle chargers
- capacitor
- 20
- 200
- 150
- 1
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