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.🔺 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
- 2.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 9 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 4.True or false: a buzzer stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a resistor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 12 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 8.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) watt (W) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 9.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 ampere
- 11.🔺 A 13.2 V supply is joined across a 330 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 12.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, green, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 13.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 22 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 14.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 15.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧾 A family uses 120 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 17.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 18.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 9800 Ω resistor? (a) grey-white-red (b) white-grey-brown (c) white-grey-orange (d) white-grey-red
- 19.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 21.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I × R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I + R
- 23.🧾 A family uses 40 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 24.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) large electric dial (c) light energy dial (d) low energy device
- 25.⚡ A 3 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 26.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.🔺 A 0.5 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 28.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) energy used each second (b) power (c) current (d) the push of a cell
- 29.True or false: to switch off empty rooms saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 5 % (d) 25 %
- 31.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 32.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, violet, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 33.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 34.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to make it brighter (c) to change its colour (d) to limit the current
- 35.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 36.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
- 37.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V + I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = V × I
- 38.🧮 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)?
- 39.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 12000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-red-orange (b) brown-red-yellow (c) brown-red-red (d) red-brown-orange
- 40.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the length of a wire (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
Answer key
- I = V ÷ R
- 7.5
- 306
- False
- True
- 12
- does not light
- watt (W)
- False
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 40
- 3.5
- 52
- 1.5
- True
- 840
- voltmeter
- white-grey-red
- cathode (−)
- cathode (−)
- 50
- V = I × R
- 160
- light-emitting diode
- 1
- 7.5
- 0.1
- current
- True
- 5 %
- 3.1
- 470
- 0.5
- to limit the current
- volt (V)
- 1000
- R = V ÷ I
- 635
- brown-red-orange
- energy used each second
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