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: voltage is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧮 A 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 5.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 6.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave fridge door open? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use daylight to read (d) unplug idle chargers
- 8.🔺 A 25 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 9.🧮 A 1.5 V battery is joined to 12 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 10.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 11.🔺 A 7.5 V supply is joined across a 300 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 13.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 14.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 15.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) voltage (b) power (c) how much a part resists (d) resistance
- 16.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the size of a cell (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 18.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 volt (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 19.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 21.True or false: to use LED lamps saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: an LED lets current go one way. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, brown, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 24.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it changes colour (c) it does not light (d) it lights brighter
- 25.🧮 A 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 200 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 27.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 28.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 13 Ω resistor? (a) red-orange-black (b) brown-orange-brown (c) brown-orange-black (d) orange-brown-black
- 29.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 30.What does a motor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) limits the current (c) senses how bright it is (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 31.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 1200 Ω? =
- 37.🔺 A 2.2 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 38.🔺 A 1.6 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 40.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
Answer key
- False
- 720
- 50
- 5.4
- lights up
- wastes electricity
- iron one shirt at a time
- 50
- 0.1
- ammeter
- 25
- 2.4
- 3
- 0.75
- voltage
- 40
- energy used each second
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 3
- 10
- True
- False
- 110
- it does not light
- 320
- 1000
- 1
- brown-orange-black
- cathode (−)
- turns a fan or wheels
- True
- 0.2
- 7.5
- 10
- 16.5
- 1.2
- 10
- 0.2
- anode (+)
- wastes electricity
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