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.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 2.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 100 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) how much a part resists (c) power (d) resistance
- 6.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) store charge briefly (c) make light (d) spin a wheel
- 7.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3850 W? =
- 9.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 9.1 kΩ?
- 10.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 11.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 13.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.🔺 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
- 16.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 17.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 18.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 4 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 19.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 20.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = V × I (d) R = V + I
- 22.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) energy used each second (c) voltage (d) how much a part resists
- 23.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 24.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 1.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, red, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 28.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 29.📏 How many amperes (A) is 450 mA? =
- 30.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 31.⚡ A 9 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 32.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) transistor (b) fuse (c) thermistor (d) buzzer
- 34.⚡ A 36 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 35.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 9000 Ω? =
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) fuse (b) buzzer (c) LDR (d) motor
- 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 7600 Ω resistor? (a) violet-blue-red (b) violet-blue-orange (c) violet-blue-brown (d) blue-violet-red
- 39.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 100 Ω, 33 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- cathode (−)
- 20
- True
- 97
- power
- store charge briefly
- False
- 3.85
- 9100
- 3
- True
- volt (V)
- 5
- 5
- gets smaller
- 1150
- ohm (Ω)
- 136
- the flow of water
- 4
- R = V ÷ I
- how much a part resists
- P = V × I
- 1.5
- 3
- 25
- 22
- 10
- 0.45
- 460
- 1.5
- 3
- thermistor
- 1.5
- 9
- 2.5
- LDR
- violet-blue-red
- 2.5
- 636
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