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.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an LED lamp (b) a filament bulb (c) a candle (d) an oil lamp
- 4.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 2.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 5.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the length of a wire (c) energy used each second (d) the colour of light
- 6.What does an LDR do? (a) stores a little charge (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) senses how hot it is (d) senses how bright it is
- 7.🔺 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
- 8.What does a resistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) blows if current is high (c) limits the current (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 9.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 10.True or false: an LDR is a resistance knob. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 13.🧮 Five equal 25 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) the flow of charge (c) resistance (d) energy used each second
- 16.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use daylight to read (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) leave fridge door open (d) leave the TV on standby
- 17.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a motor (b) a resistor (c) a fuse (d) an LED
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, white, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 19.📏 How many amperes (A) is 210 mA? =
- 20.🧮 A 1.4 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 21.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 22.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 23.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
- 24.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 25.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 26.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = I + R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I × R
- 27.What does an LED do? (a) blows if current is high (b) stores a little charge (c) glows using little power (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2150 W? =
- 30.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) zero (c) smaller (d) bigger
- 31.🔺 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
- 32.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave the TV on standby (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 34.True or false: to run fans in empty rooms saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚡ A 12 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 36.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 37.🧮 A 470 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)?
- 38.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
Answer key
- True
- 50
- an LED lamp
- 5
- energy used each second
- senses how bright it is
- R = V ÷ I
- limits the current
- 15
- False
- 1.5
- 40
- 5
- 13.2
- energy used each second
- use daylight to read
- a motor
- 29
- 0.21
- 0.2
- P = V × I
- 0.2
- 1000
- 5
- voltmeter
- V = I × R
- glows using little power
- 0.4
- 2.15
- bigger
- I = V ÷ R
- 91
- unplug idle chargers
- False
- 2
- anode (+)
- 480
- 400
- 3
- 4.8
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