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 4.8 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 3.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = V × I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V + I
- 4.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I + R (d) V = I × R
- 5.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 6.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 7.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave the TV on standby
- 10.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) large electric dial (c) low energy device (d) light-emitting diode
- 11.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2250 W? =
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 13.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use daylight to read (c) leave fridge door open (d) close the fridge quickly
- 14.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🧮 A 50 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 2 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 18.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 20.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) switch off empty rooms (d) unplug idle chargers
- 21.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 watt (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 ampere
- 22.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 23.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 7 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 24.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 25.🧮 Resistors of 47 Ω, 470 Ω and 150 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🧮 Three equal 150 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) more than either one
- 28.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 30 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 31.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 32.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 33.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) the push of a cell (b) voltage (c) current (d) how much a part resists
- 36.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) diode (b) fuse (c) thermistor (d) resistor
- 37.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) unplug idle chargers (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) use old filament bulbs
- 38.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
Answer key
- 0.2
- 92000
- R = V ÷ I
- V = I × R
- 0.1
- saves electricity
- 1.5
- ammeter
- unplug idle chargers
- light-emitting diode
- 2.25
- 8.1
- leave fridge door open
- 2
- 5
- 55
- 102
- 100
- gets smaller
- iron one shirt at a time
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- cathode (−)
- 441
- wastes electricity
- 667
- 50
- less than either one
- 2
- 10
- 10
- ammeter
- does not light
- True
- 1
- current
- diode
- unplug idle chargers
- 197
- 110
- 10
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