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 0.63 A?
- 2.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 3.🧮 Resistors of 100 Ω, 330 Ω, 47 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 6.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 150 Ω, 100 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.What does a transistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) limits the current (c) lets current go one way (d) boosts a small signal
- 8.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 9.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, grey, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 10.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 11.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) thermistor (b) resistor (c) diode (d) transistor
- 12.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 13.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) resistor (b) capacitor (c) thermistor (d) potentiometer
- 14.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) leave fridge door open (c) close the fridge quickly (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 15.🧮 A 20 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.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.41 A?
- 17.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.2 kW?
- 18.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 19.🧮 Four equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 21.True or false: a potentiometer smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 3 A?
- 23.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 24.True or false: a transistor boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3250 W? =
- 26.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1470 mA? =
- 27.🔺 An 8.8 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 28.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 29.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 30.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a diode (c) a resistor (d) a buzzer
- 33.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 34.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2950 W? =
- 35.What does a capacitor do? (a) turns a fan or wheels (b) limits the current (c) stores a little charge (d) makes a beeping sound
- 36.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) more than either one (c) less than either one (d) their sum
- 37.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to limit the current (b) to make it brighter (c) to change its colour (d) to store charge
Answer key
- 630
- P = V × I
- 524
- 8
- watt (W)
- 602
- boosts a small signal
- lights up
- 98
- 1
- transistor
- 1.5
- resistor
- close the fridge quickly
- 25
- 2410
- 4200
- 20
- 10
- 12
- False
- 3000
- 10
- True
- 3.25
- 1.47
- 40
- 345
- 9
- True
- 1
- a buzzer
- ampere (A)
- 2.95
- stores a little charge
- less than either one
- True
- 0.2
- 2.5
- to limit the current
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