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.What does a transistor do? (a) stores a little charge (b) senses how hot it is (c) has coloured bands (d) boosts a small signal
- 2.What does an LED do? (a) glows using little power (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) limits the current (d) senses how bright it is
- 3.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the widest gap (c) any band (d) the one nearest an end
- 5.What does a motor do? (a) makes things spin (b) stores a little charge (c) is a resistance knob (d) boosts a small signal
- 6.True or false: energy used each second is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V + R (c) I = V × R (d) I = V ÷ R
- 8.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 10.What does a resistor do? (a) limits the current (b) boosts a small signal (c) stores a little charge (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 11.🧮 Resistors of 68 Ω, 22 Ω, 100 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 14.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 15.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) zero (b) stay the same (c) smaller (d) bigger
- 16.🧮 A 33 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)?
- 17.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 18.🧾 A family uses 50 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 19.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2340 mA? =
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 21.🧩 Which component stores a little charge? (a) LED (b) motor (c) capacitor (d) fuse
- 22.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) voltage (c) the flow of charge (d) how much a part resists
- 23.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.41 A?
- 25.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 5.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 27.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 28.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use daylight to read (c) leave fridge door open (d) use LED lamps
- 30.🧮 Resistors of 47 Ω, 22 Ω and 220 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.True or false: voltage is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧮 A 20 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)?
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) leave the TV on standby (c) use LED lamps (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) switch off empty rooms (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) close the fridge quickly
- 35.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 37.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 38.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 40.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- boosts a small signal
- glows using little power
- 3
- the one nearest an end
- makes things spin
- False
- I = V ÷ R
- True
- 85
- limits the current
- 410
- 250
- voltmeter
- 1150
- bigger
- 43
- 280
- 400
- 2.34
- 50
- capacitor
- how much a part resists
- 235
- 410
- 220
- 20
- the flow of water
- 2.2
- leave fridge door open
- 289
- False
- 25
- use LED lamps
- run fans in empty rooms
- 1.2
- volt (V)
- 2
- 20
- 500
- 500
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