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 capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) store charge briefly (c) spin a wheel (d) measure heat
- 2.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 3.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does yellow stand for?
- 4.📏 How many amperes (A) is 940 mA? =
- 5.True or false: a thermistor makes things spin. (a) True (b) False
- 6.💡 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) lights up (b) may burn out (c) does not light
- 7.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 49000 Ω resistor? (a) yellow-white-yellow (b) white-yellow-orange (c) yellow-white-red (d) yellow-white-orange
- 8.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 11.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 1 hour. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 12.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 13.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.1 kW?
- 14.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 150 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 0.8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 18.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I × R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I ÷ R (d) V = I + R
- 19.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 watt (d) 1 ampere
- 20.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands yellow, black, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 21.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 22.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 5 % (d) 25 %
- 23.🧮 Four equal 80 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 24.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V ÷ I (b) R = V × I (c) R = V + I (d) R = I ÷ V
- 25.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 26.What does a transistor do? (a) boosts a small signal (b) turns a fan or wheels (c) glows using little power (d) blows if current is high
- 27.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 28.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 29.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 30.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🔺 A 0.4 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.🧾 A family uses 30 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 34.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) a narrow pipe (c) the water pressure (d) the flow of water
- 35.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 36.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, blue, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 38.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a diode (c) a buzzer (d) a resistor
- 39.🧮 Two equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) use LED lamps (c) unplug idle chargers (d) leave the TV on standby
Answer key
- store charge briefly
- watt (W)
- 4
- 0.94
- False
- does not light
- yellow-white-orange
- True
- True
- 0.8
- 51
- anode (+)
- 100
- 6
- 115
- 0.8
- 8
- V = I × R
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 400
- 1
- 5 %
- 20
- R = V ÷ I
- 10
- boosts a small signal
- ampere (A)
- 0.25
- may burn out
- 40
- 10
- 0.1
- 240
- a narrow pipe
- 150
- True
- 160
- a buzzer
- 10
- leave the TV on standby
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