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.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔺 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
- 3.🔺 A 4.4 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 4.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) an LED lamp (c) an oil lamp (d) a filament bulb
- 5.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V × I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V + I
- 6.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it brighter (c) to store charge (d) to limit the current
- 7.⚡ A 0.15 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 8.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 11.True or false: to use daylight to read saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.⚡ A 4.8 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 14.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 watt (c) 1 volt (d) 1 ampere
- 15.True or false: an LED has coloured bands. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) the push of a cell (b) resistance (c) current (d) power
- 17.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 8.8 kΩ?
- 21.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 22.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 1000 Ω 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
- 23.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) buzzer (d) LED
- 25.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 1.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🧾 A 1000 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 27.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω, 22 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) make light (c) store charge briefly (d) measure heat
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, blue, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 20 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 33.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) diode (b) resistor (c) capacitor (d) potentiometer
- 34.🔺 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
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 36.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 0 %
- 37.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 300 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔺 A 1.25 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.🔺 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
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, white, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
Answer key
- True
- I = V ÷ R
- 20
- an LED lamp
- P = V × I
- to limit the current
- 0.1
- 10
- 43
- 0.3
- True
- 1.5
- 0.2
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- False
- current
- 4
- 5
- 1.5
- 8800
- saves electricity
- does not light
- 30
- resistor
- 6
- 2
- 502
- store charge briefly
- 9.6
- 1
- 57
- ampere (A)
- diode
- V = I × R
- 30
- 5 %
- 3
- 0.25
- gets smaller
- 79000
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