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.What does an LED do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) boosts a small signal (c) has coloured bands (d) glows using little power
- 2.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) diode (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) motor
- 3.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 4.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) use daylight to read (c) use old filament bulbs (d) close the fridge quickly
- 6.True or false: power is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 7.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 8.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 6 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 9.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 1100 Ω? =
- 10.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 11.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 13.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 14.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 15.🧮 Resistors of 220 Ω, 47 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) close the fridge quickly (c) leave fridge door open (d) use old filament bulbs
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 19.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 5 % (d) 25 %
- 20.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 21.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) the push of a cell (b) power (c) the flow of charge (d) voltage
- 22.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2700 W? =
- 23.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
- 24.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 22 Ω resistor? (a) red-orange-black (b) red-red-brown (c) orange-red-black (d) red-red-black
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave fridge door open (d) leave the TV on standby
- 26.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 watt (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 27.🔺 A 6.25 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 28.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.True or false: to unplug idle chargers saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 32.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 34.What does a capacitor do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) beeps for an alarm (d) lets current go one way
- 35.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 38.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 8.8 kΩ?
- 39.💡 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)?
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) leave the TV on standby (d) unplug idle chargers
Answer key
- glows using little power
- motor
- ohm (Ω)
- 20
- use old filament bulbs
- False
- 30
- 204
- 1.1
- watt (W)
- 10
- gets smaller
- 230
- 920
- 300
- 30
- close the fridge quickly
- 1400
- 5 %
- 2
- power
- 2.7
- 1000
- red-red-black
- close the fridge quickly
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 25
- False
- 2.25
- True
- may burn out
- False
- True
- smooths a wobbly supply
- 5
- 400
- 7.5
- 8800
- 5
- unplug idle chargers
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