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Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test

Electronics lesson 20: Part 2 test: components and Ohm’s law · Set 750 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the widest gap (c) any band (d) the one nearest an end
  2. 2.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  3. 3.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  4. 4.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  5. 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
  6. 6.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) how much a part resists (c) power (d) energy used each second
  7. 7.🧮 A 220 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  8. 8.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) close the fridge quickly (c) switch off empty rooms (d) iron one shirt at a time
  10. 10.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
  11. 11.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔺 A 9 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
  13. 13.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  14. 14.What does a fuse do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) is a resistance knob (c) limits the current (d) blows if current is high
  15. 15.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  16. 16.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
  19. 19.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
  20. 20.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
  21. 21.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 50 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  22. 22.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it lights brighter (c) it does not light (d) it makes a sound
  24. 24.What does a buzzer do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) blows if current is high (d) smooths a wobbly supply
  25. 25.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
  26. 26.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
  27. 27.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) LDR (b) thermistor (c) diode (d) capacitor
  28. 28.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
  30. 30.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 33 Ω, 68 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  31. 31.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) how much a part resists (b) energy used each second (c) the flow of charge (d) power
  32. 32.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) always zero (c) more than either one (d) their sum
  33. 33.🧮 Two equal 10 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
  34. 34.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
  35. 35.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
  36. 36.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.33 A?
  37. 37.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
  38. 38.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) an LED (c) a fuse (d) a motor
  39. 39.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
  40. 40.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?

Answer key

  1. the one nearest an end
  2. 0.25
  3. 3
  4. 20
  5. 20
  6. the push of a cell
  7. 230
  8. 11
  9. iron one shirt at a time
  10. 10
  11. True
  12. 3
  13. 20
  14. blows if current is high
  15. 24
  16. True
  17. False
  18. 85
  19. lights up
  20. ohm (Ω)
  21. 495
  22. True
  23. it does not light
  24. beeps for an alarm
  25. 5 %
  26. volt (V)
  27. thermistor
  28. False
  29. ammeter
  30. 651
  31. how much a part resists
  32. less than either one
  33. 5
  34. 0.3
  35. saves electricity
  36. 2330
  37. 50
  38. a motor
  39. 2.4
  40. 20

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