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 3 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 3.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2000 W? =
- 4.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) motor (b) buzzer (c) capacitor (d) resistor
- 5.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 6.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it makes a sound (c) it does not light (d) it lights brighter
- 7.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 8.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V + R
- 9.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) an LED (b) a fuse (c) a resistor (d) a motor
- 10.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 11.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, orange, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 13.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 15.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) large electric dial (b) low energy device (c) light-emitting diode (d) light energy dial
- 16.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a buzzer (c) a diode (d) a capacitor
- 17.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) more than either one (c) always zero (d) less than either one
- 21.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 0.6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 50 % (c) 25 % (d) 0 %
- 24.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 25.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 26.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.52 A?
- 27.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 4000 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-black-red (b) yellow-black-brown (c) yellow-black-orange (d) green-yellow-red
- 28.True or false: a capacitor makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 31.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.22 A?
- 33.🌈 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
- 34.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 36.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave the TV on standby? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 37.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 39.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) energy used each second (b) the flow of charge (c) how much a part resists (d) resistance
Answer key
- 12
- saves electricity
- 2
- buzzer
- P = V × I
- it does not light
- 5
- I = V ÷ R
- a motor
- 235
- 1
- 3300
- 4.4
- saves electricity
- light-emitting diode
- a buzzer
- 6
- 4
- 3
- less than either one
- 115
- 3
- 5 %
- does not light
- anode (+)
- 2520
- yellow-black-red
- False
- True
- saves electricity
- 300
- 2220
- the one nearest an end
- 2.2
- watt (W)
- wastes electricity
- True
- 34
- 110
- the flow of charge
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