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 capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) measure heat (c) make light (d) spin a wheel
- 2.🧾 A family uses 60 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 3.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) any band (c) the one nearest an end (d) the gold band
- 4.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water pressure (c) a narrow pipe (d) the flow of water
- 7.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) watt (W) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 8.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 920 Ω resistor? (a) white-red-red (b) red-white-brown (c) white-red-brown (d) white-red-black
- 10.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🔺 A 15 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 13.🧮 A 1.2 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 14.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 8600 Ω? =
- 15.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧮 Two equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) large electric dial (c) low energy device (d) light energy dial
- 20.🧮 A 2 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 21.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 22.🔺 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
- 23.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) thermistor (b) resistor (c) capacitor (d) motor
- 24.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 25.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 26.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, red, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 28.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 40000 Ω resistor? (a) green-yellow-orange (b) yellow-black-yellow (c) yellow-black-red (d) yellow-black-orange
- 29.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave the TV on standby? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 30.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 890 Ω resistor? (a) grey-white-red (b) white-grey-brown (c) grey-white-black (d) grey-white-brown
- 31.True or false: to set the AC to 24 °C saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 37.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🧮 A 10 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 34.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 35.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 38.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 39.True or false: to leave fridge door open wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 170 Ω resistor? (a) brown-violet-red (b) violet-brown-brown (c) brown-violet-brown (d) brown-violet-black
Answer key
- store charge briefly
- 420
- the one nearest an end
- False
- 0.6
- the flow of water
- ohm (Ω)
- 8.8
- white-red-brown
- 13.2
- 3
- 10
- 0.2
- 8.6
- 9.4
- 1.5
- True
- 50
- light-emitting diode
- 0.2
- does not light
- I = V ÷ R
- resistor
- 4
- saves electricity
- True
- 820
- yellow-black-orange
- wastes electricity
- grey-white-brown
- True
- 15
- 1
- 5 %
- True
- 0.75
- anode (+)
- 920
- True
- brown-violet-brown
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