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.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the length of a wire (d) the colour of light
- 2.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 4.What does a transistor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) limits the current (c) makes a beeping sound (d) boosts a small signal
- 5.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 6.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 7.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 8.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V + R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V × R
- 9.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 10.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 12.What does an LDR do? (a) has coloured bands (b) makes a beeping sound (c) glows using little power (d) senses how bright it is
- 13.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, orange, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 15.🧮 A 1.6 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🔺 A 0.3 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 17.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, violet, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 18.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.62 A?
- 19.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 2300 Ω? =
- 22.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 23.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) close the fridge quickly (c) use daylight to read (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 24.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) stay the same (c) bigger (d) zero
- 25.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 26.🔺 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
- 27.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I × R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 28.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 29.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 31.Which of these saves electricity? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) leave the TV on standby (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) close the fridge quickly
- 32.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) fuse (b) buzzer (c) motor (d) capacitor
- 36.True or false: to close the fridge quickly saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) fuse (b) capacitor (c) resistor (d) LED
- 38.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) large electric dial (b) light-emitting diode (c) low energy device (d) light energy dial
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, grey, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 40.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- energy used each second
- 18
- False
- boosts a small signal
- 2
- 5 %
- 25
- I = V ÷ R
- P = V × I
- 1.2
- True
- senses how bright it is
- does not light
- 73000
- 0.2
- 0.1
- 37000
- 2620
- False
- 2
- 2.3
- gets smaller
- run fans in empty rooms
- bigger
- 1.5
- R = V ÷ I
- V = I × R
- 0.1
- 20
- 920
- close the fridge quickly
- True
- 41
- 2.4
- buzzer
- True
- capacitor
- light-emitting diode
- 28000
- 500
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