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 kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 600 Ω? =
- 2.True or false: a buzzer senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 5.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 5 % (d) 0 %
- 6.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 7.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 8.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 9.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1210 mA? =
- 10.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 12.🔺 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
- 13.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 4.25 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 14.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.What does a diode do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) stores a little charge (c) glows using little power (d) lets current go one way
- 16.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 17.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 18.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 19.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 20.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 22.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.5 kW?
- 23.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 24.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) smaller (c) bigger (d) stay the same
- 25.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 9 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) how much a part resists (b) power (c) energy used each second (d) the push of a cell
- 27.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 28.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, green, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 29.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 47 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 31.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 32.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, violet, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 38.💡 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)?
- 39.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I × R (c) V = I + R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
Answer key
- 0.6
- False
- 20
- P = V × I
- 5 %
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 2
- 18
- 1.21
- 20
- 8500
- I = V ÷ R
- 15
- 600
- lets current go one way
- 1000
- 10
- cathode (−)
- ohm (Ω)
- 2.5
- energy used each second
- 500
- anode (+)
- bigger
- 3
- the push of a cell
- 460
- 1500
- 317
- voltmeter
- 1150
- 20
- 0.5
- 7.5
- wastes electricity
- 5.7
- ammeter
- 5
- V = I × R
- 1.1
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