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 resistor has the colour bands green, black, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, blue, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 3.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) the push of a cell (b) the flow of charge (c) resistance (d) voltage
- 4.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it changes colour (c) it does not light (d) it lights brighter
- 5.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 6.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 7.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) stays the same (c) becomes zero (d) gets smaller
- 9.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 10.True or false: to switch off empty rooms wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 volt
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, green, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 13.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4400 W? =
- 14.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 15.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 16.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 17.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) low energy device (c) large electric dial (d) light energy dial
- 18.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 1.25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🧮 Five equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.78 A?
- 23.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔺 A 3.75 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 25.🧮 Three equal 15 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) power (b) resistance (c) energy used each second (d) voltage
- 27.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
- 28.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.True or false: to use LED lamps saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) resistance (b) current (c) energy used each second (d) the push of a cell
- 31.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a capacitor (c) a diode (d) a buzzer
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 34.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) less than either one (c) more than either one (d) always zero
- 35.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 50 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V + I (d) R = V ÷ I
- 37.🔺 A 23.5 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 38.True or false: to switch off empty rooms saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 40.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
Answer key
- 5000
- 6.6
- the flow of charge
- it does not light
- True
- does not light
- False
- gets smaller
- 6
- False
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 950
- 4.4
- 6
- 20
- True
- light-emitting diode
- P = V × I
- 52000
- 5
- 10
- 1780
- True
- 25
- 5
- voltage
- 1000
- 12.5
- True
- resistance
- a buzzer
- 8
- cathode (−)
- less than either one
- 138
- R = V ÷ I
- 50
- True
- 4
- ampere (A)
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