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 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 6 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 2.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery with no 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
- 3.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 76000 Ω resistor? (a) violet-blue-red (b) blue-violet-orange (c) violet-blue-yellow (d) violet-blue-orange
- 4.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 5.🧮 A 150 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 100 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: to use daylight to read saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.True or false: to close the fridge quickly saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 12.🧾 A 250 W appliance runs for 8 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 13.True or false: resistance is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 14.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1570 mA? =
- 15.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🌈 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
- 17.🧩 Which component senses how hot it is? (a) diode (b) thermistor (c) LED (d) potentiometer
- 18.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 19.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 21.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4400 W? =
- 22.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 23.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 50 % (c) 0 % (d) 25 %
- 25.True or false: to use daylight to read wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 80000 Ω resistor? (a) grey-black-yellow (b) white-grey-orange (c) grey-black-orange (d) grey-black-red
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.⚡ A 6 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 29.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🧾 A family uses 130 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 32.🧾 A family uses 50 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 33.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V ÷ I
- 34.🧮 A 1 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 35.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 37.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 38.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 39.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) more than either one
- 40.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 510
- may burn out
- violet-blue-orange
- saves electricity
- 200
- 6.25
- False
- True
- 3
- True
- 700
- 2
- False
- 1.57
- 1
- the one nearest an end
- thermistor
- gets smaller
- 120
- the flow of water
- 4.4
- volt (V)
- 8
- 5 %
- False
- grey-black-orange
- 1.5
- 0.5
- False
- 9
- 520
- 350
- P = V × I
- 0.1
- True
- 920
- 0.2
- cathode (−)
- less than either one
- 20
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