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 is the odd one out? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) use LED lamps (c) switch off empty rooms (d) use daylight to read
- 2.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 3.True or false: to close the fridge quickly wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.🧮 A 10 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 6.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 7.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: to use old filament bulbs saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 9.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 4 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 10.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 11.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 740 Ω resistor? (a) violet-yellow-red (b) violet-yellow-brown (c) violet-yellow-black (d) yellow-violet-brown
- 13.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 15.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) always zero (c) less than either one (d) more than either one
- 16.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📏 How many watts (W) is 3.2 kW?
- 18.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 19.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 20.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 21.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) stays the same (c) becomes zero (d) gets smaller
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, yellow, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 23.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.86 A?
- 24.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🧮 A 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 200 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 27.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) the flow of charge (c) power (d) how much a part resists
- 28.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) resistor (b) capacitor (c) motor (d) buzzer
- 29.🔺 A 4.7 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 30 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 46 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-blue-brown (b) green-blue-black (c) blue-yellow-black (d) yellow-blue-black
- 35.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 36.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 37.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use daylight to read (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 38.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 18 Ω resistor? (a) grey-brown-black (b) red-grey-black (c) brown-grey-black (d) brown-grey-brown
- 39.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
Answer key
- use old filament bulbs
- energy used each second
- False
- 0.5
- 0.5
- 0.25
- False
- False
- 20
- anode (+)
- True
- violet-yellow-brown
- 3.75
- P = V × I
- less than either one
- True
- 3200
- 0.15
- does not light
- 1150
- gets smaller
- 5.4
- 1860
- 10
- 320
- voltmeter
- power
- buzzer
- 10
- saves electricity
- 10
- 4
- 12
- yellow-blue-black
- 700
- 3
- use daylight to read
- brown-grey-black
- 2.5
- 6.1
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