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.🧮 Five equal 500 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 3.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 9900 Ω resistor? (a) white-white-orange (b) white-black-red (c) white-white-brown (d) white-white-red
- 4.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V + I (d) R = V ÷ I
- 5.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use daylight to read (d) leave fridge door open
- 7.🧮 A 1.8 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 210 Ω resistor? (a) red-brown-black (b) red-brown-red (c) brown-red-brown (d) red-brown-brown
- 9.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 73000 Ω resistor? (a) violet-orange-yellow (b) violet-orange-orange (c) violet-orange-red (d) orange-violet-orange
- 10.True or false: a diode smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) capacitor (b) buzzer (c) LED (d) motor
- 13.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 15.True or false: a buzzer glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) always zero (c) more than either one (d) less than either one
- 18.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) make light (c) measure heat (d) spin a wheel
- 20.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) large electric dial (c) light energy dial (d) low energy device
- 21.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 2900 Ω? =
- 22.🔺 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
- 23.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it makes a sound (b) it does not light (c) it lights brighter (d) it changes colour
- 24.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, green, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 26.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) current (b) voltage (c) resistance (d) the push of a cell
- 27.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) stay the same (c) bigger (d) zero
- 28.True or false: energy used each second is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 29.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 30.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the size of a cell (c) the length of a wire (d) the colour of light
- 31.🧮 A 2 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 32.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 34.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 volt (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 watt
- 35.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 37.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 38.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 39.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 40.🔺 A 6.25 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
Answer key
- 100
- 40
- white-white-red
- R = V ÷ I
- 20
- leave fridge door open
- 0.2
- red-brown-brown
- violet-orange-orange
- False
- True
- buzzer
- True
- saves electricity
- False
- 12.5
- less than either one
- 10
- store charge briefly
- light-emitting diode
- 2.9
- I = V ÷ R
- it does not light
- 10
- 85
- current
- bigger
- False
- 300
- energy used each second
- 0.2
- 20
- gets smaller
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 7.5
- cathode (−)
- volt (V)
- 0.8
- P = V × I
- 25
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