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 capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) make light (c) measure heat (d) spin a wheel
- 2.🧾 A 1000 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 3.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) stay the same (d) zero
- 4.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 5.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 20 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, red, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 8.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 4100 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-brown-orange (b) brown-yellow-red (c) yellow-brown-red (d) yellow-brown-brown
- 9.🧾 A family uses 140 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 10.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 12.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 13.🧮 A 1.2 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 14.What does a motor do? (a) glows using little power (b) lets current go one way (c) makes things spin (d) limits the current
- 15.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) switch off empty rooms (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) use old filament bulbs
- 17.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 18.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 10 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 19.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, violet, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.🧮 Three equal 300 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 25.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 26.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) leave the TV on standby (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 27.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 10 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) LED (b) thermistor (c) capacitor (d) resistor
- 29.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 30.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) resistance (b) power (c) the push of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 31.🔺 A 1.5 V supply is joined across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 32.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) any band (c) the widest gap (d) the gold band
- 33.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 34.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 35.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1650 W? =
- 37.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 38.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, violet, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 39.True or false: to close the fridge quickly wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧮 Two equal 10 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- store charge briefly
- 8
- bigger
- 1
- 10
- 400
- 720
- yellow-brown-red
- 1260
- 2
- 20
- cathode (−)
- 0.1
- makes things spin
- 6
- use old filament bulbs
- 2.5
- 850
- watt (W)
- 77
- 40
- 0.6
- 100
- False
- 80
- set the AC to 24 °C
- 105
- capacitor
- 2
- resistance
- 0.5
- the one nearest an end
- 20
- 300
- 8.8
- 1.65
- 2.5
- 27000
- False
- 5
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