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.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = V + I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 2.What does a transistor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) has coloured bands (c) makes things spin (d) glows using little power
- 3.💡 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
- 4.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 5.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) LDR (b) LED (c) potentiometer (d) thermistor
- 6.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 7.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) current (b) voltage (c) energy used each second (d) the push of a cell
- 8.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 3.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 10.🔺 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
- 11.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the tap handle (c) the pipe colour (d) the water tank lid
- 12.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use LED lamps (d) use old filament bulbs
- 13.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) leave fridge door open (c) use old filament bulbs (d) unplug idle chargers
- 14.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) stays the same (c) becomes zero (d) gets bigger
- 15.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) the push of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) how much a part resists
- 16.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 volt (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 watt
- 18.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use daylight to read (d) unplug idle chargers
- 19.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 20.🧮 A 10 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.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 150 Ω, 220 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🧮 A 470 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)?
- 23.🔺 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
- 24.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: an LDR smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2900 mA? =
- 27.True or false: to use daylight to read wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: resistance is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 31.True or false: to set the AC to 24 °C saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🔺 A 60 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 34.🧮 Four equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 8400 Ω resistor? (a) grey-yellow-red (b) grey-yellow-orange (c) yellow-grey-red (d) grey-yellow-brown
- 36.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 37.🧮 A 33 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)?
- 38.🧮 Four equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 40.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- R = V ÷ I
- boosts a small signal
- it does not light
- saves electricity
- LED
- 600
- current
- 7.5
- 5
- V = I × R
- the water pressure
- use LED lamps
- unplug idle chargers
- gets smaller
- the push of a cell
- True
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- leave the TV on standby
- voltmeter
- 15
- 485
- 475
- I = V ÷ R
- True
- False
- 2.9
- False
- True
- False
- 9
- True
- 12
- 3
- 50
- grey-yellow-red
- 0
- 38
- 25
- watt (W)
- 0.25
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