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.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) bigger (d) stay the same
- 2.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 1.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to make it brighter (c) to change its colour (d) to limit the current
- 5.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) always zero (d) less than either one
- 6.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🔺 A 0.75 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 9.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) volt (V)
- 11.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the water pressure (c) a narrow pipe (d) the flow of water
- 12.🔺 A 0.3 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 13.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a capacitor (c) a resistor (d) a diode
- 14.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 watt (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 volt
- 15.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1024 (d) 1000
- 19.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.⚡ A 4.8 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the water pressure (c) the water tank lid (d) the pipe colour
- 25.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 26.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V + R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V ÷ R
- 27.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 10 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.🔺 A current of 3 A flows when 60 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: to use daylight to read wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) resistance (b) current (c) energy used each second (d) power
- 34.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 35.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 39.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V × I
Answer key
- bigger
- 6.6
- 3
- to limit the current
- less than either one
- 300
- 0.25
- 150
- 20
- volt (V)
- a narrow pipe
- 0.1
- a buzzer
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 235
- 5
- 230
- 1000
- 110
- 5
- 0.2
- 2.5
- 7.5
- the water pressure
- 10
- I = V ÷ R
- 2.5
- 5
- 500
- 20
- True
- False
- current
- gets smaller
- 2
- False
- 16.5
- 10
- 4.7
- P = V × I
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