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 power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 2.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 4.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 5.What does an LED do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) makes a beeping sound (c) stores a little charge (d) glows using little power
- 6.🧮 A 0.7 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 9.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 10.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 12.⚡ A 4.8 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 13.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 14.True or false: energy used each second is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧮 Four equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) energy used each second (b) resistance (c) voltage (d) the flow of charge
- 17.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 20.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 300 W? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the gold band (c) the widest gap (d) the one nearest an end
- 25.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.True or false: an LED limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, blue, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 28.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) thermistor (b) LDR (c) LED (d) potentiometer
- 33.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to an 8 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 34.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.Which of these saves electricity? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave the TV on standby
- 36.⚡ A 48 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 37.🧮 A 14 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 38.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1590 mA? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
Answer key
- watt (W)
- 1.2
- 40
- 5 %
- glows using little power
- 0.1
- 1.5
- True
- anode (+)
- 480
- 1000
- 0.2
- 567
- False
- 50
- the flow of charge
- True
- True
- 100
- 52
- 20
- 0.3
- 13.2
- the one nearest an end
- 16
- False
- 56
- 24
- 4.7
- 2.5
- True
- LED
- 20
- 500
- switch off empty rooms
- 2
- 1
- 1.59
- 15
- 12000
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