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 red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 2.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = I ÷ V (c) R = V ÷ I (d) R = V + I
- 4.True or false: a transistor limits the current. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 6.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2130 mA? =
- 7.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 watt (c) 1 volt (d) 1 ampere
- 8.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 9.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I × R (b) V = I + R (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 10.What does a resistor do? (a) makes a beeping sound (b) senses how hot it is (c) glows using little power (d) limits the current
- 11.🧾 A family uses 160 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 12.True or false: to set the AC to 24 °C wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.4 A?
- 14.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) less than either one (b) always zero (c) their sum (d) more than either one
- 15.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 18.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1250 W? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 21.🧮 A 2.2 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 24.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2150 W? =
- 25.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a diode (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a capacitor
- 26.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, violet, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 28.🧾 A family uses 170 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 29.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it does not light (d) it changes colour
- 30.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.9 kW?
- 31.🔺 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
- 32.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to close the fridge quickly? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 33.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 25 %
- 34.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 50 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) stay the same (b) bigger (c) smaller (d) zero
- 37.What does a fuse do? (a) blows if current is high (b) beeps for an alarm (c) senses how bright it is (d) stores a little charge
- 38.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) thermistor (b) buzzer (c) fuse (d) resistor
- 39.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) a candle (c) an LED lamp (d) an oil lamp
- 40.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- 160
- True
- R = V ÷ I
- False
- 2
- 2.13
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- P = V × I
- V = I × R
- limits the current
- 640
- False
- 2400
- less than either one
- 400
- 72000
- False
- 1.25
- 0.3
- 230
- 0.2
- False
- 7
- 2.15
- a buzzer
- 4
- 4700
- 1360
- it does not light
- 2900
- I = V ÷ R
- saves electricity
- 5 %
- 120
- 72
- bigger
- blows if current is high
- buzzer
- an LED lamp
- 0.1
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