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.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 2.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 3.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🔺 A 4.4 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 5.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.3 kW?
- 6.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 7.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use daylight to read (c) leave the TV on standby (d) leave fridge door open
- 8.True or false: energy used each second is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔺 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
- 10.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 11.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 12.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 13.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) any band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the widest gap
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, green, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 33 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 19.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 20.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 watt (b) 1 volt (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 ampere
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) use old filament bulbs (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave the TV on standby
- 22.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) energy used each second (b) power (c) voltage (d) resistance
- 23.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 24.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2 A?
- 25.What does a capacitor do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) lets current go one way (c) senses how bright it is (d) smooths a wobbly supply
- 26.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 27.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) always zero
- 28.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) motor (b) potentiometer (c) LED (d) diode
- 30.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.75 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 4400 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-yellow-brown (b) yellow-yellow-orange (c) yellow-green-red (d) yellow-yellow-red
- 32.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, orange, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 33.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 34.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) buzzer (b) LDR (c) fuse (d) potentiometer
- 35.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 8700 Ω resistor? (a) grey-violet-brown (b) grey-violet-red (c) violet-grey-red (d) grey-violet-orange
- 36.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) switch off empty rooms (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 39.🔺 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
- 40.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- ohm (Ω)
- 165
- 5
- 20
- 2300
- cathode (−)
- use daylight to read
- False
- I = V ÷ R
- 920
- ohm (Ω)
- 0.5
- 200
- True
- the one nearest an end
- 650
- 513
- 1150
- volt (V)
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- set the AC to 24 °C
- resistance
- energy used each second
- 2000
- smooths a wobbly supply
- anode (+)
- less than either one
- 0.5
- LED
- 3
- yellow-yellow-red
- 33
- 25
- buzzer
- grey-violet-red
- 4
- 3
- run fans in empty rooms
- R = V ÷ I
- 0.25
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