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 of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) switch off empty rooms (c) leave the TV on standby (d) unplug idle chargers
- 2.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
- 3.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, green, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 4.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 220 Ω resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) may burn out (c) lights up
- 5.🔺 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
- 6.True or false: to use old filament bulbs saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 7.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 8.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) becomes zero (c) stays the same (d) gets smaller
- 12.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) a filament bulb (c) an oil lamp (d) an LED lamp
- 13.🧩 Which component beeps for an alarm? (a) potentiometer (b) LED (c) diode (d) buzzer
- 14.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 170 Ω resistor? (a) brown-violet-brown (b) violet-brown-brown (c) brown-violet-red (d) brown-violet-black
- 15.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 16.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave the TV on standby? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 17.🧾 A family uses 80 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, brown, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 19.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) switch off empty rooms
- 20.⚡ 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
- 21.🧾 A 50 W appliance runs for 10 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 22.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 3 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 23.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) the flow of charge (b) the push of a cell (c) power (d) voltage
- 24.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) make light (c) measure heat (d) store charge briefly
- 25.📏 How many watts (W) is 1.7 kW?
- 26.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = V × I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V ÷ I
- 28.🧮 Two equal 10 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 29.⚡ A 4.5 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 30.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 31.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.2 kW?
- 33.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 34.🧮 Two equal 470 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🧾 A family uses 130 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 36.🧮 Two equal 40 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 40.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 52000 Ω resistor? (a) green-red-red (b) red-green-orange (c) green-red-orange (d) green-red-yellow
Answer key
- leave the TV on standby
- 1000
- 950
- lights up
- I = V ÷ R
- False
- cathode (−)
- 0.1
- 4
- False
- gets smaller
- an LED lamp
- buzzer
- brown-violet-brown
- 0.4
- wastes electricity
- 560
- 310
- switch off empty rooms
- energy used each second
- 0.5
- 5
- the flow of charge
- store charge briefly
- 1700
- 20
- P = V × I
- 5
- 3
- ammeter
- 24
- 200
- saves electricity
- 235
- 1040
- 20
- True
- 2
- 840
- green-red-orange
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