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 blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 2.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 3.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.🧮 A 14 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.6 kW?
- 7.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 8.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🔺 A 0.8 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 10.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 10 Ω resistor? (a) brown-black-black (b) red-black-black (c) red-brown-black (d) brown-black-brown
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use LED lamps (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) close the fridge quickly
- 12.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) unplug idle chargers
- 13.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) an oil lamp (c) an LED lamp (d) a candle
- 14.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.⚡ A 4.8 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 17.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) capacitor (b) motor (c) diode (d) resistor
- 18.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.💡 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)?
- 20.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) any band (c) the widest gap (d) the gold band
- 21.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 25 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, violet, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 23.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a diode (c) a resistor (d) a capacitor
- 24.⚡ A 5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 25.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 26.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 28.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 29.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 95000 Ω resistor? (a) white-green-red (b) green-white-orange (c) white-green-orange (d) white-green-yellow
- 30.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🧮 Five equal 125 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.True or false: voltage is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 34.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it lights brighter (c) it changes colour (d) it does not light
- 35.🧮 Five equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 A 50 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 37.🧮 Five equal 25 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 39.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 40.🔺 An 11.75 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
Answer key
- 900
- 230
- 3
- 1
- 0.5
- 2600
- P = V × I
- 1.5
- 0.1
- brown-black-black
- run fans in empty rooms
- unplug idle chargers
- an LED lamp
- True
- 80
- 0.2
- resistor
- 500
- 5
- the one nearest an end
- 5 %
- 57
- a buzzer
- 1
- 345
- True
- 6
- ammeter
- white-green-orange
- 12
- 25
- 0.75
- False
- it does not light
- 10
- 2.5
- 5
- ammeter
- 85
- 25
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