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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) zero
- 2.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) buzzer (b) transistor (c) diode (d) capacitor
- 3.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I × R
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, brown, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 5.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 6.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) leave fridge door open (d) leave the TV on standby
- 8.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 9.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.46 A?
- 10.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 8700 Ω? =
- 11.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 220 Ω 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
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 1000 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 15.What does a capacitor do? (a) lets current go one way (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) glows using little power (d) blows if current is high
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) potentiometer (b) motor (c) resistor (d) LED
- 19.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) energy used each second (c) the length of a wire (d) the size of a cell
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 21.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 22.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) more than either one (c) their sum (d) less than either one
- 23.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 25.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 26.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) low energy device (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) light energy dial
- 28.🧩 Which component boosts a small signal? (a) transistor (b) thermistor (c) LDR (d) LED
- 29.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V + I (b) R = V × I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V ÷ I
- 30.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does white stand for?
- 31.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.True or false: resistance is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 910 Ω resistor? (a) white-brown-red (b) white-brown-brown (c) brown-white-brown (d) white-brown-black
- 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, red, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 35.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) how much a part resists (b) current (c) energy used each second (d) the flow of charge
- 39.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.True or false: a motor smooths a wobbly supply. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- bigger
- buzzer
- V = I × R
- 210
- 0.5
- 3
- use LED lamps
- True
- 460
- 8.7
- lights up
- 1
- 547
- anode (+)
- smooths a wobbly supply
- 2.4
- 15
- resistor
- energy used each second
- anode (+)
- voltmeter
- less than either one
- 500
- 0.25
- 460
- 20
- light-emitting diode
- transistor
- R = V ÷ I
- 9
- 5
- False
- white-brown-brown
- 4.2
- True
- 12.5
- 500
- how much a part resists
- 20
- False
Free electronics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/electronics-for-kids