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.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 2.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I × R
- 4.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 5.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.74 A?
- 6.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) LED (b) LDR (c) resistor (d) motor
- 8.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 10.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.What does a fuse do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) makes things spin (c) limits the current (d) blows if current is high
- 12.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.🔺 A 6.25 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 15.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) how much a part resists (b) voltage (c) energy used each second (d) the flow of charge
- 16.⚡ An 18 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 17.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 9700 Ω resistor? (a) white-violet-red (b) violet-white-red (c) white-violet-brown (d) white-violet-orange
- 19.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 20.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 330 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🔺 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
- 27.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 1.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.What does a motor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) has coloured bands (c) makes things spin (d) makes a beeping sound
- 29.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the length of a wire (d) the colour of light
- 31.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 4.1 kΩ?
- 32.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.💡 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
- 34.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 35.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 36.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, blue, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 38.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 25 %
- 39.Which of these saves electricity? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use LED lamps
- 40.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to limit the current (c) to change its colour (d) to make it brighter
Answer key
- wastes electricity
- False
- V = I × R
- does not light
- 740
- 2
- motor
- 5
- P = V × I
- 16
- blows if current is high
- 20
- 480
- 25
- voltage
- 1.5
- True
- white-violet-red
- 4
- True
- 110
- 400
- 10
- 3.75
- 6.25
- I = V ÷ R
- 150
- makes things spin
- True
- energy used each second
- 4100
- 400
- it does not light
- 0.3
- 20
- 0.375
- 66000
- 5 %
- use LED lamps
- to limit the current
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