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.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the length of a wire (b) the size of a cell (c) energy used each second (d) the colour of light
- 2.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 4000 Ω? =
- 3.⚡ A 0.9 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.💡 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?
- 5.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 10
- 6.⚡ A device works on 9 V and takes 0.25 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 7.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 8.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 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) may burn out (c) lights up
- 9.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 10.🧮 A 1.5 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 4 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 12.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 13000 Ω resistor? (a) brown-orange-red (b) brown-orange-yellow (c) brown-orange-orange (d) orange-brown-orange
- 14.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 15.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 470 Ω 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
- 16.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, green, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 17.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 18.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) spin a wheel
- 19.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 20.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 21.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 22.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, orange, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 23.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to use daylight to read? (a) wastes electricity (b) saves electricity
- 24.🧮 Three equal 300 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, blue, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 26.🧩 Which component glows using little power? (a) resistor (b) thermistor (c) diode (d) LED
- 27.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a buzzer (b) a resistor (c) a capacitor (d) a diode
- 28.🧮 A 1.5 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 29.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 31.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 32.🧾 A family uses 170 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹7. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 33.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to change its colour (b) to store charge (c) to make it brighter (d) to limit the current
- 34.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) motor (d) LDR
- 35.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 36.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = V × R (b) I = V + R (c) I = R ÷ V (d) I = V ÷ R
- 37.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 38.🧮 A 2.2 V battery is joined to 6 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 0 % (c) 25 % (d) 5 %
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, white, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
Answer key
- energy used each second
- 4
- 0.1
- 400
- 1000
- 2.25
- 1.25
- may burn out
- 48
- 0.25
- 920
- 0.3
- brown-orange-orange
- voltmeter
- lights up
- 75
- ammeter
- store charge briefly
- wastes electricity
- 1840
- 9.4
- 3.3
- saves electricity
- 100
- 86000
- LED
- a buzzer
- 0.1
- 25
- 12
- 6
- 1190
- to limit the current
- capacitor
- 7.5
- I = V ÷ R
- 2.5
- 0.2
- 5 %
- 2.9
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