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.True or false: to unplug idle chargers saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔺 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
- 3.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it lights brighter (c) it makes a sound (d) it does not light
- 4.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 8200 Ω resistor? (a) red-grey-red (b) grey-red-orange (c) grey-red-brown (d) grey-red-red
- 5.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 6.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 7.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 18 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 8.What does a thermistor do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) smooths a wobbly supply (c) stores a little charge (d) senses how hot it is
- 9.⚡ 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
- 10.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) their sum (c) more than either one (d) less than either one
- 11.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 12.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) measure heat (b) make light (c) spin a wheel (d) store charge briefly
- 13.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, violet, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 15.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) the flow of charge (c) energy used each second (d) resistance
- 16.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 17.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) fuse (b) thermistor (c) resistor (d) capacitor
- 18.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V + R (b) I = V ÷ R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V × R
- 19.🧾 A 40 W filament bulb is swapped for a 6 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 6 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 20.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω, 330 Ω, 68 Ω and 330 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔺 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
- 25.Which of these saves electricity? (a) use daylight to read (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) leave fridge door open (d) use old filament bulbs
- 26.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.🧾 A family uses 120 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 28.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 810 Ω resistor? (a) brown-grey-brown (b) grey-brown-black (c) grey-brown-red (d) grey-brown-brown
- 29.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1270 mA? =
- 30.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
- 31.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, blue, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 32.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 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
- 33.🧮 A 22 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)?
- 34.🔺 A 2.4 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 36.⚡ An 18 W device works on 6 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 37.🧾 A family uses 110 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 38.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 25 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) an LED lamp (c) an oil lamp (d) a candle
Answer key
- True
- V = I × R
- it does not light
- grey-red-red
- the one nearest an end
- voltmeter
- 12
- senses how hot it is
- energy used each second
- less than either one
- saves electricity
- store charge briefly
- 4
- 67
- resistance
- 0
- resistor
- I = V ÷ R
- 204
- 20
- 761
- 20
- False
- R = V ÷ I
- use daylight to read
- 18.8
- 840
- grey-brown-brown
- 1.27
- 1000
- 56000
- does not light
- 132
- 20
- 910
- 3
- 770
- 6.25
- 500
- an LED lamp
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