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 12 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 2.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 750 Ω resistor? (a) violet-green-brown (b) violet-green-red (c) violet-green-black (d) green-violet-brown
- 3.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) buzzer (b) motor (c) capacitor (d) diode
- 4.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 2.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 6.🧮 A 6 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 8.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use LED lamps? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 9.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 5 % (d) 50 %
- 10.🧾 A family uses 140 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 11.🔺 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
- 12.🧮 Four equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω, 33 Ω, 470 Ω and 50 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 16.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) close the fridge quickly (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) use old filament bulbs
- 18.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 19.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 20.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 21.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 22.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the size of a cell (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 23.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.🧾 A 100 W filament bulb is swapped for a 15 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 26.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, blue, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 27.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 28.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 11 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the one nearest an end (c) any band (d) the widest gap
- 30.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, brown, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 31.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 33.🧮 A 50 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 50 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use daylight to read (b) switch off empty rooms (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave the TV on standby
- 35.🧮 Five equal 250 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 37.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚡ A 24 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 39.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) resistance (b) the flow of charge (c) energy used each second (d) the push of a cell
- 40.🔺 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
Answer key
- 2
- violet-green-brown
- motor
- 100
- anode (+)
- 1
- ampere (A)
- saves electricity
- 5 %
- 1120
- gets smaller
- 10
- 30
- 563
- 1
- anode (+)
- close the fridge quickly
- does not light
- False
- saves electricity
- 27
- energy used each second
- 4
- 1
- 85
- 76
- may burn out
- 220
- the one nearest an end
- 4100
- 12
- 1.5
- 75
- leave the TV on standby
- 50
- 10
- True
- 2
- the push of a cell
- R = V ÷ I
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