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 68 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 200 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 2.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 5.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = R ÷ V (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V × R
- 6.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 8.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 9.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 11.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 12.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 13.🧮 An 11 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 14.🧮 A 470 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 330 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.True or false: to leave fridge door open wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) unplug idle chargers (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 18.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 19.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 20.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 3 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 21.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) unplug idle chargers (d) use daylight to read
- 23.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 5.3 kΩ?
- 24.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 25.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) watt (W) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) ampere (A)
- 26.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 27.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 28.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.3 kW?
- 29.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, grey, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 30.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 5 % (d) 50 %
- 31.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 330 Ω, 20 Ω, 22 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.⚡ A 9 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 34.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, grey, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 36.True or false: voltage is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 18.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) gets bigger (c) stays the same (d) becomes zero
- 39.💡 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) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 40.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to limit the current (c) to store charge (d) to change its colour
Answer key
- 168
- 6.25
- 32
- 3
- I = V ÷ R
- 120
- 9
- 3
- 2
- 3
- False
- voltmeter
- 1
- 635
- True
- 0.1
- unplug idle chargers
- 0.1
- 12
- 153
- voltmeter
- use old filament bulbs
- 5300
- 0.75
- ampere (A)
- 345
- 1.5
- 4300
- 980
- 5 %
- 1000
- 422
- 1.5
- ammeter
- 7800
- False
- 470
- gets smaller
- does not light
- to limit the current
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