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.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 2.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) energy used each second (b) current (c) resistance (d) how much a part resists
- 3.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 4.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use old filament bulbs (d) use daylight to read
- 6.🧮 Three equal 60 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω, 22 Ω, 47 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 9.🔺 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
- 10.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a diode (c) a resistor (d) a buzzer
- 11.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2550 W? =
- 15.🔺 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
- 16.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) capacitor (b) diode (c) potentiometer (d) motor
- 17.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) spin a wheel
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, red, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 19.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 20.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 21.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A 16 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 23.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 24.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 25.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 220 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 27.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 28.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
- 29.What does a thermistor do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) stores a little charge (c) senses how hot it is (d) blows if current is high
- 30.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) resistance (b) current (c) how much a part resists (d) voltage
- 31.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 32.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an oil lamp (b) a filament bulb (c) a candle (d) an LED lamp
- 33.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) zero (c) smaller (d) bigger
- 35.True or false: a potentiometer is a resistance knob. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 38.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, blue, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 4
- current
- 1
- 3
- use old filament bulbs
- 20
- 219
- energy used each second
- R = V ÷ I
- a buzzer
- 700
- 1.6
- 5
- 2.55
- I = V ÷ R
- capacitor
- store charge briefly
- 82
- lights up
- ohm (Ω)
- 3
- 40
- 40
- 0.75
- 660
- 0.2
- 1.2
- True
- senses how hot it is
- voltage
- volt (V)
- an LED lamp
- False
- bigger
- True
- True
- 6
- P = V × I
- 460
- 30
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