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 current of 50 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 2.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 volt (c) 1 watt (d) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 4.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 77 Ω resistor? (a) grey-violet-black (b) violet-violet-brown (c) violet-violet-black (d) violet-grey-black
- 5.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2130 mA? =
- 6.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) stay the same (c) zero (d) bigger
- 7.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 8.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) transistor (b) capacitor (c) resistor (d) LED
- 9.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 10.🧾 A 200 W appliance runs for 2 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 11.⚡ A 36 W device works on 12 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 12.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 14.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) voltage (b) current (c) resistance (d) energy used each second
- 15.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows when 1.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 18.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 2 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 20.🔺 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
- 21.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 4.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A 2.5 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 23.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does black stand for?
- 24.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, violet, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 25.💡 A blue LED uses 3 V and should get 20 mA. It runs from a 9 V supply. What resistor (in ohms) is needed in series?
- 26.True or false: an LDR makes a beeping sound. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: to use LED lamps wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧾 A family uses 180 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹6. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 29.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🧾 A family uses 160 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹4. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 31.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 32.🔺 A 0.4 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 33.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a narrow pipe (b) a bigger tank (c) the flow of water (d) the water pressure
- 34.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the size of a cell (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 35.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 86000 Ω resistor? (a) grey-blue-red (b) blue-grey-orange (c) grey-blue-yellow (d) grey-blue-orange
- 36.🧾 A family uses 200 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 37.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 200 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 38.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 0.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 40.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 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
Answer key
- 23.5
- True
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- violet-violet-black
- 2.13
- bigger
- voltmeter
- LED
- 5 %
- 0.4
- 3
- False
- ammeter
- voltage
- 20
- 6
- 8
- 0.5
- 2
- V = I × R
- 220
- 0.5
- 0
- 67000
- 300
- False
- False
- 1080
- 12
- 640
- 0.4
- 0.2
- a narrow pipe
- energy used each second
- grey-blue-orange
- 1400
- 20
- 1.5
- saves electricity
- may burn out
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