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 unit measures voltage? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 2.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) LED (b) LDR (c) motor (d) resistor
- 3.🔺 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
- 4.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 5.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 8.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 9.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 10.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 12.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 13.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 15.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 4.1 kΩ?
- 16.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 17.🧮 A 50 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 19.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 20.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 21.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 25.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets bigger
- 26.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 27.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 28.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 29.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 30.🔺 A 13.2 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 31.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 32.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 33.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2650 mA? =
- 34.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) any band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the gold band
- 35.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) buzzer (b) fuse (c) capacitor (d) diode
- 36.🧾 A 2000 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V × I (d) R = V + I
- 39.🧮 A 4.5 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 40.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
Answer key
- volt (V)
- resistor
- V = I × R
- 150
- 8
- 620
- 345
- wastes electricity
- 1150
- 15
- 7
- ammeter
- True
- 2
- 4100
- 230
- 60
- 5
- 8
- does not light
- P = V × I
- 8
- 15
- voltmeter
- gets smaller
- ammeter
- watt (W)
- 300
- does not light
- 40
- 0.2
- 2300
- 2.65
- the one nearest an end
- capacitor
- 20
- 6
- R = V ÷ I
- 0.25
- 400
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