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 1.4 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 2.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) stay the same (c) smaller (d) zero
- 3.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 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) lights up (c) may burn out
- 4.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) low energy device
- 5.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) unplug idle chargers (c) use LED lamps (d) switch off empty rooms
- 6.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 18 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 8.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 V battery through a 330 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) lights up (c) does not light
- 10.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) energy used each second (d) the length of a wire
- 11.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 12.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) resistance (b) voltage (c) the flow of charge (d) power
- 13.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 14.💡 A red LED uses 2 V and should get 25 mA. It runs from a 12 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) leave the TV on standby (c) unplug idle chargers (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, blue, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 18.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows when 16.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 20.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) unplug idle chargers (c) switch off empty rooms (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 21.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it changes colour (b) it makes a sound (c) it lights brighter (d) it does not light
- 22.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) store charge briefly (b) measure heat (c) make light (d) spin a wheel
- 23.🧮 An 18 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 8 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 24.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) diode (b) transistor (c) resistor (d) motor
- 25.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the flow of water (c) a narrow pipe (d) the water pressure
- 26.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4100 Ω? =
- 27.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to unplug idle chargers? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 28.🧾 A family uses 30 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 29.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off empty rooms (b) use LED lamps (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) unplug idle chargers
- 31.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.🧾 A family uses 170 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: a capacitor limits the current. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) a bigger tank (c) the water pressure (d) the flow of water
- 36.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to leave the TV on standby? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 37.🧩 Which component has coloured bands? (a) fuse (b) resistor (c) motor (d) LED
- 38.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) becomes zero (b) stays the same (c) gets bigger (d) gets smaller
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
Answer key
- 0.1
- bigger
- may burn out
- light-emitting diode
- leave fridge door open
- 12
- ammeter
- 0.2
- does not light
- energy used each second
- 920
- power
- voltmeter
- 400
- leave the TV on standby
- 16
- cathode (−)
- 330
- cathode (−)
- leave the TV on standby
- it does not light
- store charge briefly
- 1
- motor
- the flow of water
- 4.1
- saves electricity
- 270
- 0.3
- iron one shirt at a time
- False
- 0.5
- 680
- False
- a narrow pipe
- wastes electricity
- resistor
- gets smaller
- 0.3
- wastes electricity
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