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 is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) leave the TV on standby (c) switch off empty rooms (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 2.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 3.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) use daylight to read
- 4.True or false: to close the fridge quickly saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 6.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) always zero (c) less than either one (d) their sum
- 8.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
- 9.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 22 Ω, 470 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.What does a fuse do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) is a resistance knob (c) limits the current (d) blows if current is high
- 11.⚡ A 12 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 12.🧮 A 2.5 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 13.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 18.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.What does a buzzer do? (a) limits the current (b) glows using little power (c) has coloured bands (d) makes a beeping sound
- 16.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) LDR (b) fuse (c) motor (d) buzzer
- 18.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I × R (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 19.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 4.9 kΩ?
- 21.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 23.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 26.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) potentiometer (b) fuse (c) resistor (d) buzzer
- 27.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the flow of water (c) a narrow pipe (d) the pipe colour
- 29.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.What does a motor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) makes things spin (c) glows using little power (d) senses how bright it is
- 31.🧮 A 1.2 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 32.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 34.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 35.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 36.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it changes colour (d) it does not light
- 37.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
- 38.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) fuse (b) capacitor (c) LED (d) buzzer
- 39.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) resistance (b) the push of a cell (c) current (d) voltage
- 40.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.9 kW?
Answer key
- leave the TV on standby
- saves electricity
- run fans in empty rooms
- True
- energy used each second
- 10
- less than either one
- store charge briefly
- 692
- blows if current is high
- 1
- 0.25
- 470
- 25
- makes a beeping sound
- True
- motor
- V = I × R
- 11.75
- 4900
- 10
- P = V × I
- 24
- 9.4
- cathode (−)
- resistor
- True
- the flow of water
- 3
- makes things spin
- 0.1
- True
- 2
- voltmeter
- saves electricity
- it does not light
- 1000
- buzzer
- current
- 4900
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