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 unit measures the flow of charge? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 2.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 3.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 4.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.True or false: resistance is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.🧮 A 6 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 10.🧮 A 50 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)?
- 11.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 12.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1024 (d) 1000
- 13.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 60
- 15.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 16.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to limit the current (b) to store charge (c) to make it brighter (d) to change its colour
- 19.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 20.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 21.📏 How many amperes (A) is 960 mA? =
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, violet, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 23.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 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
- 24.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V + I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V ÷ I
- 25.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) energy used each second (b) how much a part resists (c) power (d) the push of a cell
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 27.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 28.True or false: an LDR boosts a small signal. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 30.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🔺 A 6.25 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 33.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 34.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 35.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.True or false: a capacitor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 38.What does an LED do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) beeps for an alarm (c) glows using little power (d) senses how bright it is
- 39.What does a thermistor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) senses how hot it is (c) makes a beeping sound (d) has coloured bands
- 40.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) resistor (b) LED (c) diode (d) fuse
Answer key
- ampere (A)
- P = V × I
- watt (W)
- 8
- False
- True
- 6
- 0.5
- saves electricity
- 150
- 1150
- 1000
- 6
- 1000
- 5 %
- False
- 3
- to limit the current
- saves electricity
- 2.25
- 0.96
- 170
- lights up
- R = V ÷ I
- how much a part resists
- 72000
- 10
- False
- ammeter
- 165
- 10
- 25
- 2300
- 0.9
- 3
- False
- False
- glows using little power
- senses how hot it is
- LED
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