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 capacitor in a circuit can … (a) make light (b) spin a wheel (c) measure heat (d) store charge briefly
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, black, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 3.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 500 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 4.🔺 An 8 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 5.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) watt (W) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 7.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the size of a cell (b) energy used each second (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 8.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 9.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V × I (b) P = V ÷ I (c) P = I ÷ V (d) P = V + I
- 10.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find I? (a) I = R ÷ V (b) I = V × R (c) I = V ÷ R (d) I = V + R
- 11.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧮 Four equal 20 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 13.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 14.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 200 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.True or false: to use old filament bulbs saves electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 17.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) the flow of charge (b) current (c) voltage (d) energy used each second
- 18.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 19.🧮 Three equal 30 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 21.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) smaller (c) stay the same (d) zero
- 22.💡 What happens if an LED is put in backwards? (a) it lights brighter (b) it makes a sound (c) it does not light (d) it changes colour
- 23.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.8 kW?
- 24.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 25.💡 An LED is joined to a 9 V battery through a 470 Ω 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
- 26.🧾 A 1500 W appliance runs for 6 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 27.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does violet stand for?
- 28.💡 A red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 150 Ω resistor to a 2.75 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 29.True or false: to set the AC to 24 °C wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 50 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 5 %
- 31.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 220 Ω, 33 Ω and 470 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) use old filament bulbs (c) leave fridge door open (d) set the AC to 24 °C
- 34.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I × R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I + R
- 35.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows when 2.4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.⚡ A 9 W device works on 9 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does grey stand for?
- 39.🧾 A family uses 90 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 40.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
Answer key
- store charge briefly
- 10
- 12.5
- 2
- True
- volt (V)
- energy used each second
- 1.2
- P = V × I
- I = V ÷ R
- True
- 5
- 0.8
- 200
- False
- 1.2
- energy used each second
- 1.5
- 10
- cathode (−)
- bigger
- it does not light
- 800
- ampere (A)
- lights up
- 9
- 7
- 5
- False
- 5 %
- 110
- 743
- set the AC to 24 °C
- V = I × R
- 345
- 12
- 1
- 8
- 720
- 5
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