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 2 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.🔺 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
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) switch off empty rooms (d) leave fridge door open
- 4.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 5.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 6.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.⚡ An 18 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 9.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 10.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 11.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) bigger (c) zero (d) stay the same
- 12.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 13.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 14.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to make it brighter (c) to store charge (d) to limit the current
- 15.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 100 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 16.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) less than either one (c) always zero (d) more than either one
- 17.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.26 A?
- 20.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) energy used each second (c) the size of a cell (d) the colour of light
- 21.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 volt (d) 1 watt
- 22.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 1024 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 23.True or false: a buzzer smooths a wobbly supply. (a) False (b) True
- 24.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 25.🧮 Four equal 400 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.🧾 A family uses 90 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 27.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 6.8 kΩ?
- 28.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.Which of these saves electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) leave the TV on standby (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 30.True or false: a buzzer makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = V × I (d) P = I ÷ V
- 32.True or false: to iron one shirt at a time saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 34.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 10 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 36.🔺 A 6 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 37.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) becomes zero (c) gets bigger (d) stays the same
- 38.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) LDR (b) buzzer (c) potentiometer (d) resistor
- 39.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 3 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 40.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
Answer key
- 6
- V = I × R
- leave fridge door open
- does not light
- 20
- 7.5
- 10
- 2
- voltmeter
- 6
- bigger
- anode (+)
- 0.5
- to limit the current
- 40
- less than either one
- 235
- 10
- 260
- energy used each second
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 1000
- False
- saves electricity
- 100
- 810
- 6800
- 2
- unplug idle chargers
- True
- P = V × I
- False
- 3.75
- 250
- 3
- 50
- gets smaller
- resistor
- 4.5
- voltmeter
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