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 0.79 A?
- 2.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V × I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = V + I
- 3.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use LED lamps (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 4.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 5.What does a diode do? (a) is a resistance knob (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) lets current go one way (d) limits the current
- 6.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🔺 A 0.8 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 9.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 10.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, red, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 14.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 15.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) LED (b) diode (c) capacitor (d) resistor
- 18.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
- 19.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I × R (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) unplug idle chargers (c) close the fridge quickly (d) use old filament bulbs
- 21.What does a motor do? (a) limits the current (b) stores a little charge (c) lets current go one way (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 22.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 23.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 2.75 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 24.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it does not light (b) it changes colour (c) it makes a sound (d) it lights brighter
- 25.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 26.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 5 %
- 27.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets bigger (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 30.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 31.What does an LDR do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) has coloured bands (c) senses how bright it is (d) stores a little charge
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) leave the TV on standby (d) leave fridge door open
- 33.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 470 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a diode
- 35.⚡ An 18 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 36.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 37.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) use old filament bulbs (c) use daylight to read (d) use LED lamps
- 38.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) bigger
- 39.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a resistor (c) a motor (d) an LED
- 40.What does a buzzer do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) stores a little charge (d) beeps for an alarm
Answer key
- 790
- R = V ÷ I
- iron one shirt at a time
- lights up
- lets current go one way
- 4
- 0.1
- 3
- 400
- True
- 10
- 6
- 12
- 345
- 0.2
- True
- capacitor
- P = V × I
- V = I × R
- use old filament bulbs
- turns a fan or wheels
- False
- 5
- it does not light
- 0.15
- 5 %
- 18
- gets smaller
- 920
- anode (+)
- senses how bright it is
- use LED lamps
- 268
- a buzzer
- 3
- 20
- use old filament bulbs
- bigger
- a motor
- beeps for an alarm
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