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 resistor has the colour bands red, grey, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, red, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 3.Which of these saves electricity? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) use old filament bulbs (d) iron one shirt at a time
- 4.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) an oil lamp (b) an LED lamp (c) a candle (d) a filament bulb
- 5.🔺 A 4 V supply is joined across a 400 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 6.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the flow of charge (b) voltage (c) current (d) resistance
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) use daylight to read (c) switch off empty rooms (d) use old filament bulbs
- 8.🧮 A 5 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 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.🌈 Which band is read first on a resistor? (a) the one nearest an end (b) the gold band (c) any band (d) the widest gap
- 12.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 630 Ω resistor? (a) blue-orange-black (b) blue-orange-red (c) orange-blue-brown (d) blue-orange-brown
- 13.📏 How many amperes (A) is 820 mA? =
- 14.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) voltage (b) the flow of charge (c) power (d) resistance
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use LED lamps (b) leave fridge door open (c) close the fridge quickly (d) use daylight to read
- 16.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I + R (b) V = I ÷ R (c) V = I × R (d) V = R ÷ I
- 17.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.💡 On an LED, is the shorter leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) anode (+) (b) cathode (−)
- 19.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🔺 A 1.6 V supply is joined across an 8 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 21.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) stays the same (b) gets bigger (c) gets smaller (d) becomes zero
- 22.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.04 A?
- 23.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 81 Ω resistor? (a) white-brown-black (b) brown-grey-black (c) grey-brown-black (d) grey-brown-brown
- 24.🔺 A 10 V supply is joined across a 500 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 25.🧾 A family uses 20 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 26.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) always zero (c) less than either one (d) more than either one
- 27.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the water pressure (b) the tap handle (c) the water tank lid (d) the pipe colour
- 28.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 volt (c) 1 watt (d) 1 ampere
- 29.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 12 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 32.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the push of a cell (b) the flow of charge (c) current (d) energy used each second
- 33.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 34.⚡ Power tells us … (a) the colour of light (b) the length of a wire (c) the size of a cell (d) energy used each second
- 35.🧮 A 47 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 470 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.📏 How many watts (W) is 2 kW?
- 37.True or false: on an LED, the longer leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 38.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does blue stand for?
- 39.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 40.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 2800
- 72000
- set the AC to 24 °C
- an LED lamp
- 10
- voltage
- use old filament bulbs
- 0.25
- 1
- I = V ÷ R
- the one nearest an end
- blue-orange-brown
- 0.82
- power
- leave fridge door open
- V = I × R
- 5
- cathode (−)
- 42
- 0.2
- gets smaller
- 2040
- grey-brown-black
- 20
- 100
- less than either one
- the water pressure
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 9
- 12
- 165
- the push of a cell
- 2300
- energy used each second
- 282
- 2000
- True
- 6
- 10
- 110
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