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.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 2.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 3.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 4.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) capacitor (b) diode (c) buzzer (d) transistor
- 5.⚡ A 1.8 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 6.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.🔺 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
- 9.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 10.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 4 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 12.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 14.🧮 Four equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 16.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 3.3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) smaller (c) zero (d) bigger
- 18.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 19.🔺 A 36 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 20.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) voltage (c) energy used each second (d) resistance
- 21.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) potentiometer (b) buzzer (c) motor (d) resistor
- 22.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 100 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 27.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 28.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 29.📏 How many amperes (A) is 30 mA? =
- 30.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 330 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, white, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 34.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 35.🔺 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
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 37.True or false: to close the fridge quickly wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 38.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
Answer key
- gets smaller
- does not light
- 5
- transistor
- 0.2
- True
- 2
- I = V ÷ R
- 51
- 101
- 252
- 25
- 1
- 25
- ammeter
- 330
- bigger
- 50
- 3
- voltage
- resistor
- 0.2
- 5
- 297
- 4.7
- volt (V)
- 1.5
- ohm (Ω)
- 0.03
- 165
- 100
- 490
- 690
- 10
- V = I × R
- set the AC to 24 °C
- False
- wastes electricity
- 4.4
- cathode (−)
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