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.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I × R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I ÷ R
- 2.🔺 A 2.2 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.⚡ A 12 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 6.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 7.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 8.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 10.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, red, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 12.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 13.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 87 Ω resistor? (a) grey-violet-black (b) grey-violet-brown (c) white-violet-black (d) violet-grey-black
- 14.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 15.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.14 A?
- 17.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🧮 A 10 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 20.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) the push of a cell (b) power (c) voltage (d) current
- 24.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🧮 A 330 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 100 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 28.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 470 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) stays the same (c) gets smaller (d) becomes zero
- 31.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 1024
- 32.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) large electric dial (c) light energy dial (d) light-emitting diode
- 33.🧮 A 20 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)?
- 34.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a resistor (c) a capacitor (d) a diode
- 36.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.True or false: the ammeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the size of a cell
- 40.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 10
Answer key
- V = I × R
- 10
- 0.5
- 20
- 5
- 230
- 2.5
- 30
- 120
- 8
- 3200
- 0.15
- grey-violet-black
- anode (+)
- 100
- 140
- 20
- 30
- 400
- 1.2
- False
- 8
- current
- 1.5
- 350
- 83
- volt (V)
- 6
- 335
- gets smaller
- 1000
- light-emitting diode
- 520
- 10
- a buzzer
- 400
- True
- 6.6
- energy used each second
- 1000
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