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.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.89 A?
- 2.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 3.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) energy used each second (b) voltage (c) current (d) the flow of charge
- 4.🧾 A 250 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 5.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 6.🔺 A 23.5 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 7.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 2.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 8.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) how much a part resists (c) energy used each second (d) voltage
- 9.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3000 Ω resistor? (a) orange-black-brown (b) yellow-orange-red (c) orange-black-red (d) orange-black-orange
- 10.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 100 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) LED (b) resistor (c) LDR (d) fuse
- 12.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 13.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the length of a wire (c) energy used each second (d) the colour of light
- 14.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V × R (d) I = V ÷ R
- 15.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, blue, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 16.True or false: an LDR has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) LDR (b) capacitor (c) diode (d) resistor
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) switch off empty rooms (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) use daylight to read
- 19.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 20.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 21.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) diode (b) LDR (c) buzzer (d) potentiometer
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = V + I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V × I
- 25.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it changes colour (c) it lights brighter (d) it does not light
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 27.True or false: an LED makes a beeping sound. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.What does a diode do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) makes things spin (c) lets current go one way (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 30.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) current (c) the flow of charge (d) resistance
- 31.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 32.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 33.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧩 Which component blows if current is high? (a) thermistor (b) LED (c) fuse (d) resistor
- 36.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the pipe colour (c) the water tank lid (d) the water pressure
- 38.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a capacitor
- 39.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 2890
- ohm (Ω)
- voltage
- 1.25
- 345
- 50
- 5
- energy used each second
- orange-black-red
- 97
- LED
- 1840
- energy used each second
- I = V ÷ R
- 560
- False
- capacitor
- iron one shirt at a time
- 0.5
- 1150
- potentiometer
- 320
- 5
- R = V ÷ I
- it does not light
- 6
- False
- 500
- lets current go one way
- the push of a cell
- 24
- 1.2
- 15
- True
- fuse
- 16
- the water pressure
- a buzzer
- 400
- 7100
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