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 red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 200 Ω resistor to a 6 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 2.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 3.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 4.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) leave fridge door open (c) leave the TV on standby (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 6.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 7.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 4400 W? =
- 8.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) motor (b) LED (c) resistor (d) buzzer
- 9.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 220 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
- 10.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 11.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 10 mA. It runs from a 5 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 12.🧾 A family uses 140 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 13.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets smaller (c) becomes zero (d) gets bigger
- 14.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.66 A?
- 15.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 16.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 17.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) a narrow pipe (c) the water pressure (d) the flow of water
- 18.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) the gold band (c) any band (d) the widest gap
- 20.🧮 A 33 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 50 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a resistor (b) a fuse (c) a motor (d) an LED
- 22.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 23.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 volt (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 watt
- 24.⚡ 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
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, red, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 26.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 27.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) always zero (d) less than either one
- 29.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to set the AC to 24 °C? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 30.📏 How many watts (W) is 3.5 kW?
- 31.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a filament bulb (b) an LED lamp (c) a candle (d) an oil lamp
- 32.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find R? (a) R = V × I (b) R = V ÷ I (c) R = I ÷ V (d) R = V + I
- 33.🔺 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
- 34.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 35.🧮 Two equal 50 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, orange, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 37.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.True or false: an LDR boosts a small signal. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) buzzer (b) potentiometer (c) transistor (d) motor
Answer key
- 20
- 25
- 4.5
- cathode (−)
- use LED lamps
- P = V × I
- 4.4
- LED
- lights up
- voltmeter
- 300
- 1260
- gets smaller
- 2660
- 100
- False
- the flow of water
- True
- the one nearest an end
- 58
- a motor
- 18
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- energy used each second
- 2200
- ampere (A)
- 1
- less than either one
- saves electricity
- 3500
- an LED lamp
- R = V ÷ I
- I = V ÷ R
- 51
- 25
- 1.3
- False
- 0.25
- False
- motor
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