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 6 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 2.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 3.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I × R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 4.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 5 % (c) 25 % (d) 0 %
- 7.🧮 A 3.6 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 9.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 watt
- 10.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 11.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use LED lamps (d) use old filament bulbs
- 12.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water tank lid (c) the tap handle (d) the water pressure
- 13.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) potentiometer (b) fuse (c) transistor (d) resistor
- 14.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 15.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) LED (b) potentiometer (c) buzzer (d) capacitor
- 17.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 790 Ω resistor? (a) violet-white-red (b) violet-white-black (c) white-violet-brown (d) violet-white-brown
- 18.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) energy used each second (b) how much a part resists (c) the flow of charge (d) power
- 19.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) less than either one (c) their sum (d) more than either one
- 20.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 21.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 13 Ω resistor? (a) brown-orange-black (b) brown-orange-brown (c) orange-brown-black (d) red-orange-black
- 22.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, green, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 24.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 26.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 28.True or false: a resistor has coloured bands. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔺 A 0.5 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 30.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 31.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) stay the same (c) smaller (d) zero
- 32.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, white, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 33.True or false: a transistor senses how bright it is. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) buzzer (b) LDR (c) transistor (d) capacitor
- 35.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V + I
- 36.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 37.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) large electric dial (b) low energy device (c) light-emitting diode (d) light energy dial
- 38.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 40.True or false: a buzzer blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 1
- ohm (Ω)
- V = I × R
- 0.2
- 5
- 5 %
- 0.2
- 345
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- gets smaller
- use LED lamps
- the water pressure
- transistor
- 5
- 12
- buzzer
- violet-white-brown
- how much a part resists
- less than either one
- 7.5
- brown-orange-black
- 5
- 15000
- 2
- volt (V)
- 120
- 115
- True
- 0.25
- 15
- bigger
- 5900
- False
- buzzer
- P = V × I
- energy used each second
- light-emitting diode
- 50
- anode (+)
- False
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