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.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) energy used each second (b) voltage (c) current (d) power
- 2.🔺 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
- 3.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) measure heat (c) spin a wheel (d) store charge briefly
- 4.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 5.True or false: power is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) unplug idle chargers (c) leave the TV on standby (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 7.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 8.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) stay the same (c) bigger (d) smaller
- 9.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 23.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, red, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 13.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 14.⚡ A 0.3 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 15.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.🧮 A 5 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 19.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V + I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 20.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 3300 Ω resistor? (a) orange-orange-brown (b) orange-orange-red (c) orange-orange-orange (d) orange-yellow-red
- 21.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) light energy dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) large electric dial
- 22.🧮 A 1.8 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 volt (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 watt
- 24.True or false: power is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) LDR (b) thermistor (c) fuse (d) diode
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, violet, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 27.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) energy used each second (c) the flow of charge (d) how much a part resists
- 28.🔺 A 0.8 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.⚡ A 6 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 30.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω, 470 Ω, 47 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 1024 (d) 10
- 32.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) less than either one (c) more than either one (d) their sum
- 33.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) the push of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) resistance
- 34.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use old filament bulbs? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 37.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the water pressure (c) a narrow pipe (d) the flow of water
- 38.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 40.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it changes colour (d) it does not light
Answer key
- voltage
- V = I × R
- store charge briefly
- gets smaller
- True
- unplug idle chargers
- 300
- bigger
- 8
- 470
- True
- 6200
- energy used each second
- 0.2
- 492
- voltmeter
- 920
- 0.25
- P = V × I
- orange-orange-red
- light-emitting diode
- 0.1
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- False
- thermistor
- 47
- how much a part resists
- 0.1
- 0.5
- 572
- 1000
- less than either one
- energy used each second
- False
- 4.4
- wastes electricity
- a narrow pipe
- ohm (Ω)
- 91
- it does not light
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