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.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 2.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 4.🔺 An 11 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 5.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) use daylight to read (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 6.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.2 A?
- 7.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) large electric dial (c) light energy dial (d) low energy device
- 8.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V + I
- 9.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 11.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
- 12.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V + I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 13.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.3 kW?
- 14.🔺 A 7.5 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 15.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the tap handle (c) the water tank lid (d) the water pressure
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, blue, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.🧮 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
- 18.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 21.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) any band (c) the gold band (d) the one nearest an end
- 22.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 23.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 24.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) diode (b) thermistor (c) fuse (d) motor
- 25.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 10 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 27.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 28.⚡ A 0.75 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, white, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 30.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 volt (d) 1 watt
- 31.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) use daylight to read (c) use LED lamps (d) unplug idle chargers
- 32.⚡ A 7.5 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 33.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets smaller (c) stays the same (d) gets bigger
- 34.What does a thermistor do? (a) makes things spin (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) senses how hot it is (d) limits the current
- 35.🧮 Five equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🧮 Five equal 250 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 38.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 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) does not light (c) may burn out
- 39.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 36 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 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
Answer key
- 1840
- 3
- 1150
- 50
- use daylight to read
- 2200
- light-emitting diode
- P = V × I
- 50
- 0.6
- 5 %
- R = V ÷ I
- 2300
- 0.5
- the water pressure
- 5600
- less than either one
- 0.9
- 6
- ammeter
- the one nearest an end
- 306
- a narrow pipe
- thermistor
- 90
- energy used each second
- does not light
- 0.5
- 9900
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- iron one shirt at a time
- 1.5
- gets smaller
- senses how hot it is
- 20
- 50
- use daylight to read
- may burn out
- 12
- V = I × R
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