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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.⚡ A device works on 12 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 2.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) a candle (c) an oil lamp (d) an LED lamp
- 3.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 81 Ω resistor? (a) white-brown-black (b) grey-brown-brown (c) grey-brown-black (d) brown-grey-black
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, yellow, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 5.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) thermistor (b) potentiometer (c) motor (d) buzzer
- 6.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = V × R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = R ÷ V
- 8.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, white, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 9.True or false: voltage is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 10.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 11.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) stays the same (c) becomes zero (d) gets smaller
- 12.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) measure heat (c) make light (d) store charge briefly
- 13.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use LED lamps (d) leave fridge door open
- 14.What does a resistor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) makes a beeping sound (c) limits the current (d) stores a little charge
- 15.🧮 Three equal 60 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V ÷ I (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 17.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1250 W? =
- 18.True or false: a capacitor stores a little charge. (a) False (b) True
- 19.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 20.🔺 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
- 21.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 23.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.2 kW?
- 24.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 25.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 27.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 1000 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the − side and its short leg to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 28.🧩 Which component is a resistance knob? (a) resistor (b) buzzer (c) thermistor (d) potentiometer
- 29.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) always zero (c) more than either one (d) less than either one
- 30.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 watt (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 volt
- 31.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 32.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.4 kW?
- 33.🔺 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
- 34.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) fuse (b) LED (c) diode (d) motor
- 35.What does an LDR do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) blows if current is high (c) glows using little power (d) senses how bright it is
- 36.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use old filament bulbs (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) switch off empty rooms (d) leave the TV on standby
- 37.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 9400 Ω? =
- 38.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it makes a sound (c) it lights brighter (d) it does not light
- 39.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.7 kW?
- 40.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- 24
- an LED lamp
- grey-brown-black
- 14
- motor
- 8
- I = V ÷ R
- 6900
- False
- 1000
- gets smaller
- store charge briefly
- use LED lamps
- limits the current
- 20
- P = V × I
- 1.25
- True
- 900
- V = I × R
- 2.4
- anode (+)
- 4200
- 345
- True
- 920
- does not light
- potentiometer
- less than either one
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 1.5
- 4400
- R = V ÷ I
- LED
- senses how bright it is
- switch off empty rooms
- 9.4
- it does not light
- 700
- 1.2
Free electronics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/electronics-for-kids