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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use daylight to read (b) leave fridge door open (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave the TV on standby
- 2.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, black, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 5.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 6.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) an LED (c) a motor (d) a fuse
- 7.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 8.True or false: energy used each second is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: power is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) potentiometer (b) fuse (c) thermistor (d) resistor
- 11.🧮 A 13 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 13.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.15 A?
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, white, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 15.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the water tank lid (c) the water pressure (d) the pipe colour
- 16.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 17.🧾 A family uses 140 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 18.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.⚡ A 0.9 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 20.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 21.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 2 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 22.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) spin a wheel (c) store charge briefly (d) measure heat
- 23.🔺 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
- 24.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 6.25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 26.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 28.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to limit the current (c) to make it brighter (d) to store charge
- 29.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 32.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚡ A 0.375 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 34.⚡ An 18 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 35.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 36.True or false: to set the AC to 24 °C wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) switch off empty rooms (c) use old filament bulbs (d) leave fridge door open
- 39.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V + I (d) P = V × I
- 40.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- use daylight to read
- 1.2
- 5
- 5000
- wastes electricity
- a motor
- does not light
- True
- False
- thermistor
- 1
- 0.25
- 150
- 790
- the water pressure
- 0.3
- 1260
- 0.3
- 0.1
- energy used each second
- 68
- store charge briefly
- R = V ÷ I
- 250
- 6
- 6.6
- cathode (−)
- to limit the current
- 10
- 6
- 1150
- True
- 0.25
- 1.5
- 1
- False
- 5
- switch off empty rooms
- P = V × I
- 200
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