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 device works on 9 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 2.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 2.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 3.🔺 A 24 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 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
- 5.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 6.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 5 % (c) 50 % (d) 25 %
- 9.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.4 kW?
- 10.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 11.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 13.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) use LED lamps (b) close the fridge quickly (c) set the AC to 24 °C (d) leave the TV on standby
- 14.🔺 A current of 3 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.True or false: to use daylight to read saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to iron one shirt at a time? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 17.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 18.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the gold band (b) the widest gap (c) any band (d) the one nearest an end
- 19.🧾 A family uses 170 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 20.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the size of a cell (c) the length of a wire (d) the colour of light
- 21.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🧮 A 13 V battery is joined to 8 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) resistor (b) diode (c) motor (d) LED
- 26.🧩 Which component senses how bright it is? (a) LDR (b) transistor (c) LED (d) capacitor
- 27.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.9 kW?
- 28.True or false: an LED glows using little power. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧮 A 68 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.2 kW?
- 31.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 4800 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-grey-brown (b) yellow-grey-red (c) grey-yellow-red (d) yellow-grey-orange
- 33.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 35.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a resistor (c) an LED (d) a motor
- 36.What does a capacitor do? (a) blows if current is high (b) makes a beeping sound (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) senses how bright it is
- 37.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.True or false: a diode senses how hot it is. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) volt (V) (d) watt (W)
Answer key
- 9
- 5
- 2
- gets smaller
- anode (+)
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 5 %
- 4400
- 115
- 4
- 230
- leave the TV on standby
- 18
- True
- wastes electricity
- 20
- the one nearest an end
- 680
- energy used each second
- 12.5
- 1
- 9
- 120
- motor
- LDR
- 2900
- True
- 178
- 2200
- 100
- yellow-grey-red
- 2
- 1.5
- a motor
- smooths a wobbly supply
- 22.5
- 1
- False
- ampere (A)
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