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 wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use daylight to read (d) use LED lamps
- 2.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 3.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 4.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) thermistor (b) resistor (c) potentiometer (d) buzzer
- 5.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2150 W? =
- 6.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 7.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 9.What does an LED do? (a) lets current go one way (b) makes a beeping sound (c) glows using little power (d) stores a little charge
- 10.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 11.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 12.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 1024 (d) 100
- 13.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets smaller (c) gets bigger (d) stays the same
- 14.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) less than either one (c) always zero (d) their sum
- 15.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 16.🧮 A 2.5 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 6.25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) close the fridge quickly (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) use daylight to read
- 19.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 7600 Ω? =
- 20.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these saves electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) leave fridge door open (c) leave the TV on standby (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 24.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) LDR (b) potentiometer (c) capacitor (d) LED
- 26.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 27.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) zero (c) bigger (d) smaller
- 28.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 29.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) diode (b) motor (c) thermistor (d) buzzer
- 30.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) low energy device (c) large electric dial (d) light-emitting diode
- 32.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 33.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a resistor (c) a motor (d) a fuse
- 34.🔺 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
- 35.🔺 A 0.4 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 36.🔺 A 5.5 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 37.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) transistor (b) thermistor (c) LDR (d) motor
- 38.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
Answer key
- leave the TV on standby
- 230
- ohm (Ω)
- buzzer
- 2.15
- voltmeter
- 50
- cathode (−)
- glows using little power
- energy used each second
- False
- 1000
- gets smaller
- less than either one
- 0.1
- 0.25
- 250
- leave the TV on standby
- 7.6
- 53
- 8
- False
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 0.25
- LED
- 0.1
- bigger
- 20
- thermistor
- 3
- light-emitting diode
- anode (+)
- a motor
- V = I × R
- 0.1
- 25
- transistor
- 1
- 4.4
- may burn out
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