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 current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 220 Ω, 47 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 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) may burn out (c) does not light
- 4.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave fridge door open (d) use daylight to read
- 5.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 8.25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 7.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 4.25 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 10.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.What does a potentiometer do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) is a resistance knob (c) senses how hot it is (d) stores a little charge
- 12.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V × I (c) P = V + I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 13.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) unplug idle chargers (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use old filament bulbs
- 14.🧮 A 20 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, blue, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 19.True or false: to switch off empty rooms saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧮 Five equal 125 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🧾 A 250 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 22.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 1.3 kΩ?
- 24.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = V × R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 25.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 26.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 2.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.True or false: a thermistor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 30.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 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) does not light (c) lights up
- 31.True or false: energy used each second is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 33.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) any band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the gold band
- 34.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) LED (b) capacitor (c) motor (d) buzzer
- 35.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the colour of light
- 36.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 37.What does a buzzer do? (a) stores a little charge (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) makes a beeping sound (d) makes things spin
- 38.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 39.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 40.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- 13.2
- 464
- may burn out
- use daylight to read
- 330
- volt (V)
- 1.8
- 50
- 15
- 4.4
- is a resistance knob
- P = V × I
- unplug idle chargers
- 40
- True
- 1
- 1840
- 26
- True
- 25
- 0.5
- 25
- 1300
- I = V ÷ R
- wastes electricity
- 220
- ohm (Ω)
- 1.5
- False
- does not light
- False
- 3
- the one nearest an end
- capacitor
- energy used each second
- 2
- makes a beeping sound
- 10
- saves electricity
- 0.5
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