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.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 2.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) fuse (b) buzzer (c) capacitor (d) thermistor
- 3.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 4.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 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
- 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, white, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 6.True or false: a motor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚡ 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
- 8.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 9.What does a capacitor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) is a resistance knob (d) blows if current is high
- 10.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light energy dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) large electric dial
- 11.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 99 Ω resistor? (a) white-white-brown (b) white-black-black (c) brown-white-black (d) white-white-black
- 12.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 13.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 14.⚡ A 36 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 15.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 17.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 18.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚡ A 0.375 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 20.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the flow of charge (b) current (c) energy used each second (d) the push of a cell
- 21.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 22.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave fridge door open (d) leave the TV on standby
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) switch off empty rooms (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 24.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) smaller (c) bigger (d) stay the same
- 25.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 27.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the widest gap (c) the one nearest an end (d) any band
- 28.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🔺 A 3.75 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4300 W? =
- 31.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 68 Ω, 50 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 33.💡 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)?
- 34.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 35.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 36.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 37.⚡ A 2.4 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 38.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave the TV on standby
- 39.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 40.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω, 220 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- ampere (A)
- capacitor
- voltmeter
- lights up
- 290
- False
- energy used each second
- P = V × I
- stores a little charge
- light-emitting diode
- white-white-black
- 5 %
- 0.3
- 1.5
- 5
- 1
- 6
- False
- 0.25
- the push of a cell
- 345
- use LED lamps
- switch off empty rooms
- bigger
- 8
- 4
- the one nearest an end
- 1
- 25
- 4.3
- 488
- False
- 5
- 0.2
- ampere (A)
- anode (+)
- 0.1
- set the AC to 24 °C
- may burn out
- 1020
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