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: the voltmeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 4.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 5.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V ÷ R (b) I = V × R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V + R
- 6.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 9.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 11.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it does not light (d) it changes colour
- 12.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) leave fridge door open (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) use old filament bulbs
- 13.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 14.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) capacitor (b) diode (c) resistor (d) potentiometer
- 15.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.True or false: current is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave fridge door open (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, grey, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 20.True or false: a motor makes things spin. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: resistance is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, orange, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 23.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to close the fridge quickly? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 24.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) the flow of charge (b) current (c) power (d) how much a part resists
- 26.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 28.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use daylight to read (b) leave fridge door open (c) use old filament bulbs (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 29.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave the TV on standby
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 33.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 34.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I × R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 35.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 38.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the gold band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the widest gap
- 39.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 4 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 40.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a diode (c) a buzzer (d) a capacitor
Answer key
- False
- 20
- saves electricity
- 306
- I = V ÷ R
- True
- 2.4
- P = V × I
- False
- energy used each second
- it does not light
- use LED lamps
- 9
- potentiometer
- 0.5
- False
- gets smaller
- use LED lamps
- 480
- True
- False
- 230
- saves electricity
- 25
- power
- 0.3
- 115
- use daylight to read
- 36
- switch off empty rooms
- 1.5
- does not light
- 200
- V = I × R
- True
- 1
- 200
- the one nearest an end
- 204
- a buzzer
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