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 resistor has the colour bands white, orange, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 2.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) current (b) resistance (c) energy used each second (d) voltage
- 3.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.69 A?
- 4.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 5.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these saves electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 7.🧾 A 500 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 8.🧮 An 8.5 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 10.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 11.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 12.🧮 Three equal 300 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets bigger
- 14.💡 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)?
- 15.🔺 A 3.75 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 16.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 17.🔺 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
- 18.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 19.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
- 20.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 21.🧮 A 3.25 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V ÷ I
- 23.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 26.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) energy used each second (b) power (c) the flow of charge (d) the push of a cell
- 28.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 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
- 29.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 30.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.⚡ A 9 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 32.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, orange, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 33.🧮 Three equal 15 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) an LED (c) a fuse (d) a motor
- 37.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 39.⚡ A 36 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 40.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2010 mA? =
Answer key
- 93
- voltage
- 2690
- voltmeter
- False
- switch off empty rooms
- 5
- 0.5
- anode (+)
- may burn out
- 3
- 100
- gets smaller
- 15
- 25
- ohm (Ω)
- R = V ÷ I
- 345
- 1000
- wastes electricity
- 0.25
- P = V × I
- 20
- True
- 0.375
- 10
- the push of a cell
- does not light
- 240
- 4
- 3
- 33
- 5
- 200
- 1
- a motor
- cathode (−)
- 1
- 1.5
- 2.01
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