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 home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 2.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 3.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 4.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to a 5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 5.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.67 A?
- 6.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a buzzer (c) a diode (d) a resistor
- 7.🧩 Which component makes a beeping sound? (a) diode (b) potentiometer (c) LDR (d) buzzer
- 8.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 11.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) diode (b) motor (c) transistor (d) resistor
- 12.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a thermistor blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.1 kW?
- 15.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the widest gap (d) the gold band
- 17.🔺 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
- 18.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 19.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 5900 Ω? =
- 20.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 9700 Ω? =
- 21.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, blue, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 22.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 23.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 24.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) less than either one (c) more than either one (d) their sum
- 25.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 26.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 50 % (c) 0 % (d) 5 %
- 27.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 29.🔺 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
- 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, white, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 31.📏 How many amperes (A) is 40 mA? =
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 150 Ω, 50 Ω, 150 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🧾 A family uses 100 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 34.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 35.What does a motor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) is a resistance knob (c) lets current go one way (d) turns a fan or wheels
- 36.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 1.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
- 39.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 40.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
Answer key
- 345
- 10
- 150
- 10
- 670
- a buzzer
- buzzer
- 25
- False
- 84000
- resistor
- True
- False
- 4100
- 2
- the one nearest an end
- V = I × R
- cathode (−)
- 5.9
- 9.7
- 26
- 7
- 1
- less than either one
- saves electricity
- 5 %
- 1.2
- gets smaller
- R = V ÷ I
- 690
- 0.04
- 680
- 500
- 6
- turns a fan or wheels
- 2
- 12
- watt (W)
- ammeter
- saves electricity
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