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.True or false: an LDR limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 4.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.75 A?
- 5.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.04 A?
- 6.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) an LED (c) a fuse (d) a resistor
- 8.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 9.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 10.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 11.🧮 Five equal 125 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 13.🧮 A 1 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 14.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the size of a cell (c) the colour of light (d) energy used each second
- 15.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = V + I (d) R = V × I
- 16.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 17.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 19.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it makes a sound (c) it does not light (d) it lights brighter
- 20.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 21.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the flow of water (c) a bigger tank (d) a narrow pipe
- 22.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 23.🔺 A 15 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 26.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 27.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) store charge briefly (c) spin a wheel (d) measure heat
- 28.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 29.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 8.7 kΩ?
- 32.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 33.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 35.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 36.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1820 mA? =
- 37.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1750 W? =
- 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 92 Ω resistor? (a) white-red-black (b) white-red-brown (c) red-white-black (d) brown-red-black
- 39.🧮 A 150 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- False
- 3.3
- 10
- 1750
- 2040
- 1
- a motor
- 6
- 50
- volt (V)
- 25
- P = V × I
- 0.1
- energy used each second
- R = V ÷ I
- 5 %
- 3
- 0.25
- it does not light
- 10
- a narrow pipe
- 4
- 3
- 12
- 3
- 0.5
- store charge briefly
- watt (W)
- 0.3
- 20
- 8700
- 1
- 4.5
- anode (+)
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 1.82
- 1.75
- white-red-black
- 315
- 6
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