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.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets smaller (c) becomes zero (d) gets bigger
- 2.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 3.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 4.🧮 Five equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 6.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) a candle (c) an oil lamp (d) an LED lamp
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave fridge door open
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, red, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3600 W? =
- 10.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 47 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) use daylight to read (d) leave the TV on standby
- 12.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) LED (b) resistor (c) motor (d) LDR
- 13.📏 How many amperes (A) is 590 mA? =
- 14.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 15.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
- 16.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 2.75 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 17.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) diode (b) transistor (c) buzzer (d) LDR
- 19.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 20.🧮 A 2.8 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 21.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 6300 Ω? =
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.What does a capacitor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) blows if current is high (c) glows using little power (d) boosts a small signal
- 24.🧮 Resistors of 470 Ω, 47 Ω, 22 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 2.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 26.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the gold band (c) the one nearest an end (d) any band
- 27.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) unplug idle chargers (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) use LED lamps
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) transistor (b) buzzer (c) diode (d) LED
- 30.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 33.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a diode
- 34.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 35.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) LDR (b) resistor (c) motor (d) LED
- 36.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.🔺 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
- 38.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) transistor (b) LDR (c) capacitor (d) LED
- 40.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I × R
Answer key
- gets smaller
- 460
- 20
- 20
- 18
- an LED lamp
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 42
- 3.6
- 148
- leave the TV on standby
- motor
- 0.59
- cathode (−)
- 1000
- 5
- True
- diode
- 300
- 0.2
- 6.3
- 2
- smooths a wobbly supply
- 559
- 5
- the one nearest an end
- leave fridge door open
- 15
- buzzer
- True
- True
- watt (W)
- a buzzer
- 72
- motor
- 150
- I = V ÷ R
- 55
- capacitor
- V = I × R
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