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.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2780 mA? =
- 2.🔺 A 6.6 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) switch off empty rooms (c) leave fridge door open (d) leave the TV on standby
- 5.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.07 A?
- 6.🧮 A 7 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 volt
- 10.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) diode (b) thermistor (c) LED (d) capacitor
- 12.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 13.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 15.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to change its colour (c) to limit the current (d) to store charge
- 16.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a diode (c) a buzzer (d) a resistor
- 17.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 18.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V + R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V × R
- 19.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 21.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) smaller (c) bigger (d) zero
- 22.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 5 % (c) 25 % (d) 50 %
- 23.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) an LED (c) a resistor (d) a fuse
- 24.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) the widest gap (c) the gold band (d) any band
- 26.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 22.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it changes colour (c) it makes a sound (d) it does not light
- 30.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 31.True or false: power is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 34.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🧮 Three equal 75 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 9.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.True or false: energy used each second is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 39.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3200 W? =
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, orange, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
Answer key
- 2.78
- 20
- wastes electricity
- switch off empty rooms
- 2070
- 0.5
- 18
- 24
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 0.6
- LED
- P = V × I
- 200
- volt (V)
- to limit the current
- a buzzer
- gets smaller
- I = V ÷ R
- ohm (Ω)
- anode (+)
- bigger
- 5 %
- a motor
- 0.1
- the one nearest an end
- 15
- 100
- 25
- it does not light
- voltmeter
- False
- 4
- 4
- 288
- 25
- 2.5
- 470
- False
- 3.2
- 43
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