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 resistance? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 2.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 5.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 6.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.🔺 A 0.8 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.What does an LED do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) glows using little power (d) senses how hot it is
- 10.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🧮 A 2.4 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) close the fridge quickly (c) leave fridge door open (d) use LED lamps
- 13.What does a resistor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) limits the current (c) glows using little power (d) senses how hot it is
- 14.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 15.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.57 A?
- 16.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.True or false: to set the AC to 24 °C saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) the push of a cell (b) how much a part resists (c) current (d) voltage
- 19.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets smaller (c) stays the same (d) gets bigger
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) unplug idle chargers (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) leave the TV on standby
- 23.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, grey, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 25.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 5 % (d) 25 %
- 26.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 27.True or false: to use old filament bulbs wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V × R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V + R
- 31.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3400 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-orange-red (b) orange-yellow-orange (c) orange-yellow-brown (d) orange-yellow-red
- 32.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 33.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4000 W? =
- 34.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 volt (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 watt
- 35.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I × R (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I + R
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 38.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) an LED lamp (c) a candle (d) an oil lamp
- 39.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 40.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) more than either one (c) always zero (d) their sum
Answer key
- ohm (Ω)
- False
- 0.5
- 20
- 850
- 0.75
- 400
- 0.2
- glows using little power
- 50
- 0.1
- leave fridge door open
- limits the current
- 8
- 570
- 3.3
- True
- current
- 0.5
- 7.5
- gets smaller
- unplug idle chargers
- 12
- 18
- 5 %
- saves electricity
- True
- 84
- 6
- I = V ÷ R
- orange-yellow-red
- may burn out
- 4
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- V = I × R
- 9.1
- P = V × I
- an LED lamp
- 630
- less than either one
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