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 across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 890 Ω resistor? (a) white-grey-brown (b) grey-white-brown (c) grey-white-red (d) grey-white-black
- 3.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 9700 Ω resistor? (a) white-violet-red (b) white-violet-brown (c) white-violet-orange (d) violet-white-red
- 4.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.9 kW?
- 5.True or false: voltage is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 9.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 10.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 11.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to limit the current (c) to change its colour (d) to store charge
- 12.True or false: a motor makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, white, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 15.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 4.8 kΩ?
- 16.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.6 kW?
- 17.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.True or false: a motor senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V + I (b) R = V × I (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 23.🔺 A 3.75 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 24.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) make light (c) store charge briefly (d) spin a wheel
- 25.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets smaller (d) gets bigger
- 27.🧮 Two equal 1000 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.What does an LDR do? (a) senses how bright it is (b) blows if current is high (c) makes a beeping sound (d) glows using little power
- 29.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 30.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 600 Ω resistor? (a) blue-black-red (b) violet-blue-brown (c) blue-black-black (d) blue-black-brown
- 32.🧮 Two equal 200 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.True or false: the ammeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V + R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 35.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🧾 A family uses 80 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use daylight to read (d) leave the TV on standby
- 38.⚡ A 12 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 39.🔺 A 45 V supply is joined across a 15 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 40.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
Answer key
- voltmeter
- grey-white-brown
- white-violet-red
- 900
- False
- True
- True
- volt (V)
- saves electricity
- 1000
- to limit the current
- True
- 89
- run fans in empty rooms
- 4800
- 4600
- 20
- 40
- 200
- 15
- False
- R = V ÷ I
- 25
- store charge briefly
- False
- gets smaller
- 500
- senses how bright it is
- may burn out
- 1.2
- blue-black-brown
- 100
- False
- I = V ÷ R
- 1.5
- 400
- use daylight to read
- 1
- 3
- 72
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