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 is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use LED lamps (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 2.🧮 A 0.9 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 3.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it does not light (b) it lights brighter (c) it makes a sound (d) it changes colour
- 4.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 6.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 7.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 8.🧮 Four equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) an oil lamp (c) an LED lamp (d) a filament bulb
- 12.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 13.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) the pipe colour
- 14.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) spin a wheel (c) measure heat (d) store charge briefly
- 15.🧮 A 330 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)?
- 16.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) unplug idle chargers
- 17.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 18.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) stay the same (c) bigger (d) zero
- 19.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2230 mA? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 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
- 22.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 75 Ω resistor? (a) grey-green-black (b) violet-green-brown (c) green-violet-black (d) violet-green-black
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 24.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 26.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 28.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 volt (c) 1 watt (d) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 29.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🔺 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
- 34.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 7.2 kΩ?
- 35.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use old filament bulbs (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.🔺 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
- 39.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- run fans in empty rooms
- 0.1
- it does not light
- 5
- 0.25
- True
- saves electricity
- 10
- False
- True
- an LED lamp
- anode (+)
- the flow of water
- store charge briefly
- 335
- leave the TV on standby
- 160
- bigger
- 2.23
- 3.75
- V = I × R
- violet-green-black
- 20
- 3
- voltmeter
- 2.4
- ammeter
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 36
- 110
- False
- 430
- I = V ÷ R
- 7200
- False
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 10
- gets smaller
- 115
- 150
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