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.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 2.🧮 A 100 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)?
- 3.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.🧾 A 60 W filament bulb is swapped for a 9 W LED lamp that gives about the same light. Both would run for 2 hours. How many watt-hours (Wh) are saved?
- 6.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 10 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 8.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the size of a cell
- 9.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.What does an LED do? (a) blows if current is high (b) glows using little power (c) has coloured bands (d) smooths a wobbly supply
- 12.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, grey, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 14.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 15.🔺 A 0.8 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to limit the current (c) to store charge (d) to change its colour
- 17.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = I ÷ V (b) R = V × I (c) R = V + I (d) R = V ÷ I
- 18.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 360 Ω resistor? (a) orange-blue-red (b) orange-blue-brown (c) blue-orange-brown (d) orange-blue-black
- 19.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 2.2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 23.🧾 A family uses 60 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 25.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 26.🔺 A 20 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 27.What does a potentiometer do? (a) limits the current (b) makes a beeping sound (c) is a resistance knob (d) boosts a small signal
- 28.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 30.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.What does a capacitor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) makes things spin (c) senses how bright it is (d) stores a little charge
- 32.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an oil lamp (b) a filament bulb (c) a candle (d) an LED lamp
- 33.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 6 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 34.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 35.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water tank lid (c) the tap handle (d) the water pressure
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 watt
- 38.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 39.🔺 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
- 40.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V + R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V × R
Answer key
- ampere (A)
- 210
- 4
- 503
- 102
- 20
- 160
- energy used each second
- True
- 0.5
- glows using little power
- volt (V)
- 2.8
- 230
- 0.2
- to limit the current
- R = V ÷ I
- orange-blue-brown
- 5
- 9
- 1.5
- 220
- 420
- 31
- anode (+)
- 50
- is a resistance knob
- True
- saves electricity
- 2.2
- stores a little charge
- an LED lamp
- 300
- 10
- the water pressure
- 3
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 10
- V = I × R
- I = V ÷ R
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