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.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 3.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 4.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the length of a wire (d) the colour of light
- 5.🧮 A 330 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)?
- 6.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 7.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 16 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 watt (d) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 9.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) transistor (b) LDR (c) resistor (d) buzzer
- 10.Which of these saves electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) leave the TV on standby (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) use old filament bulbs
- 11.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🧮 Three equal 15 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) zero (d) stay the same
- 14.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 16.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 17.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V + I (b) R = V × I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 19.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) LED (b) thermistor (c) resistor (d) transistor
- 21.⚡ A 0.9 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 22.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2890 mA? =
- 23.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to change its colour (c) to store charge (d) to limit the current
- 24.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 3.3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 27.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 28.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 6500 Ω? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 33.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V × R (d) I = V ÷ R
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 37.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) the flow of charge (c) resistance (d) power
- 39.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 40.True or false: an LED lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 3
- wastes electricity
- watt (W)
- energy used each second
- 340
- 20
- 400
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- buzzer
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 12
- 5
- bigger
- 10
- P = V × I
- 7
- 8
- R = V ÷ I
- 0.4
- resistor
- 0.1
- 2.89
- to limit the current
- False
- 330
- 40
- voltmeter
- 5
- 6.5
- 10
- 7.5
- 10
- 0.5
- 6
- I = V ÷ R
- 1500
- 50
- resistance
- voltmeter
- False
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