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 current of 0.25 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 3.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 280 Ω resistor? (a) grey-red-brown (b) red-grey-brown (c) red-grey-red (d) red-grey-black
- 4.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, white, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 6.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 7.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, yellow, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, brown, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the widest gap (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) any band
- 11.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 12.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚡ An 18 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 15.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = I + R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I × R
- 16.🧾 A family uses 150 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 17.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 18.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a resistor (b) a buzzer (c) a diode (d) a capacitor
- 19.True or false: resistance is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧩 Which component lets current go one way? (a) diode (b) potentiometer (c) motor (d) resistor
- 21.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light-emitting diode (b) low energy device (c) light energy dial (d) large electric dial
- 22.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) leave the TV on standby (d) switch off empty rooms
- 25.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 2 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 26.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 27.🧮 A 1.75 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 28.What does a thermistor do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) senses how hot it is (c) blows if current is high (d) limits the current
- 29.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) energy used each second (b) power (c) voltage (d) current
- 30.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4900 W? =
- 31.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V + I
- 32.📏 How many amperes (A) is 240 mA? =
- 33.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 34.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) gets bigger (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 35.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, blue, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 37.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 38.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.⚡ 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
- 40.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 1.25
- voltmeter
- red-grey-brown
- 6.6
- 690
- 1150
- 94000
- 11
- True
- the one nearest an end
- 30
- 5
- False
- 3
- V = I × R
- 1350
- bigger
- a buzzer
- False
- diode
- light-emitting diode
- 10
- 0.6
- switch off empty rooms
- 170
- 48
- 0.25
- senses how hot it is
- voltage
- 4.9
- P = V × I
- 0.24
- 1
- gets smaller
- 2300
- 96
- 0
- 9.4
- energy used each second
- True
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