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) switch off empty rooms (b) use LED lamps (c) iron one shirt at a time (d) use daylight to read
- 2.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 3.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery with no resistor; its long leg goes to the + side and its short leg to the − side. What happens? (a) does not light (b) lights up (c) may burn out
- 4.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands white, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 6.🧮 A 4 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) close the fridge quickly (b) switch off empty rooms (c) leave the TV on standby (d) use LED lamps
- 9.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set the AC to 24 °C (b) close the fridge quickly (c) leave the TV on standby (d) switch off empty rooms
- 11.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 12.🔺 A 5.5 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 13.🔺 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
- 14.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 15.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (d) 1 watt
- 16.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into movement? (a) a fuse (b) a motor (c) an LED (d) a resistor
- 17.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) any band (b) the one nearest an end (c) the gold band (d) the widest gap
- 18.⚡ A 1 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 0.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.💡 What does LED stand for? (a) light energy dial (b) large electric dial (c) light-emitting diode (d) low energy device
- 21.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) the colour of light (c) the length of a wire (d) energy used each second
- 22.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.3 kW?
- 23.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 24.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 100 Ω resistor to a 2.5 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 25.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.45 A?
- 26.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 5 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 27.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 28.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) resistor (b) LED (c) buzzer (d) thermistor
- 29.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 30.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) the flow of water (c) a bigger tank (d) the water pressure
- 31.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 34.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 35.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 36.🧾 A family uses 190 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 37.🔺 A 3 V supply is joined across a 12 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 38.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2700 W? =
- 39.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- iron one shirt at a time
- 7
- may burn out
- False
- 9.1
- 0.25
- False
- leave the TV on standby
- watt (W)
- leave the TV on standby
- 22.5
- 25
- R = V ÷ I
- 12.5
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- a motor
- the one nearest an end
- 0.2
- 2
- light-emitting diode
- energy used each second
- 2300
- 5
- 5
- 1450
- 7.5
- saves electricity
- LED
- 200
- a narrow pipe
- 5.5
- False
- 40
- cathode (−)
- 3
- 1710
- 0.25
- 2.7
- 0.5
- 4
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