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.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 2.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 3.⚡ A 36 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these saves electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use old filament bulbs (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 8.🧾 A 1000 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 9.⚡ A 3 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, white, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 11.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 87000 Ω resistor? (a) grey-violet-red (b) grey-violet-orange (c) violet-grey-orange (d) grey-violet-yellow
- 12.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 13.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.What does a thermistor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) blows if current is high (c) senses how hot it is (d) has coloured bands
- 15.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 volt
- 17.🧾 A 75 W filament bulb is swapped for a 12 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 6 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 18.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, white, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 21.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.Which of these saves electricity? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) leave fridge door open (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave the TV on standby
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, white, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 26.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) leave fridge door open (c) use LED lamps (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 27.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 28.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 36 Ω resistor? (a) blue-orange-black (b) yellow-blue-black (c) orange-blue-brown (d) orange-blue-black
- 30.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.What does a fuse do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) senses how bright it is (c) limits the current (d) blows if current is high
- 32.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 33.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 35.True or false: a motor is a resistance knob. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) store charge briefly (c) make light (d) measure heat
- 37.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 38.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 39.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) large electric dial (b) light energy dial (c) low energy device (d) light-emitting diode
- 40.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 8500 Ω? =
Answer key
- wastes electricity
- 6
- 1.5
- 2
- 235
- True
- switch off empty rooms
- 5
- 2
- 29000
- grey-violet-orange
- lights up
- 11
- senses how hot it is
- 4.7
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 378
- False
- 3900
- ammeter
- 0.1
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 2.1
- 4.8
- 19000
- use LED lamps
- 345
- 2.5
- orange-blue-black
- 8
- blows if current is high
- volt (V)
- 150
- anode (+)
- False
- store charge briefly
- 5
- 5 %
- light-emitting diode
- 8.5
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