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.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 25 Ω resistor? (a) orange-green-black (b) red-green-brown (c) red-green-black (d) green-red-black
- 3.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 4.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.What does a transistor do? (a) senses how hot it is (b) blows if current is high (c) has coloured bands (d) boosts a small signal
- 6.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, violet, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 7.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a buzzer (c) a resistor (d) a capacitor
- 8.What does an LED do? (a) has coloured bands (b) stores a little charge (c) lets current go one way (d) glows using little power
- 9.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the colour of light (c) the length of a wire (d) the size of a cell
- 11.⚡ An 18 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 12.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to make it brighter (c) to limit the current (d) to change its colour
- 13.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) the push of a cell (c) power (d) the flow of charge
- 14.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔺 An 8.8 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 16.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I + R (c) V = I × R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 17.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 19.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 20.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 23.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) LED (b) diode (c) LDR (d) thermistor
- 24.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 25.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.⚡ An 18 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.True or false: to switch off empty rooms saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the flow of water (c) the water pressure (d) a bigger tank
- 30.🧮 A 22 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 470 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 32.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) spin a wheel
- 33.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔺 A 15 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 36.📏 How many watts (W) is 3.4 kW?
- 37.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.17 A?
- 38.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.True or false: to leave fridge door open wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) stay the same (c) zero (d) smaller
Answer key
- ammeter
- red-green-black
- 460
- 1.5
- boosts a small signal
- 37
- a buzzer
- glows using little power
- True
- energy used each second
- 3
- to limit the current
- power
- True
- 40
- V = I × R
- 23.5
- saves electricity
- 10
- 10
- 2.5
- 345
- thermistor
- ampere (A)
- 150
- 1.5
- 1.2
- True
- a narrow pipe
- 257
- cathode (−)
- store charge briefly
- False
- 2.5
- 400
- 3400
- 170
- 4
- True
- bigger
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