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 gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 25 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 5 %
- 2.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 850 W? =
- 3.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the length of a wire (c) the colour of light (d) the size of a cell
- 4.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) the flow of charge (b) power (c) voltage (d) the push of a cell
- 5.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) the push of a cell (b) how much a part resists (c) voltage (d) power
- 6.📏 How many watts (W) is 3.4 kW?
- 7.True or false: a thermistor senses how hot it is. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔺 A 12 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 9.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 10.🧮 A 3.25 V battery is joined to 3 Ω and 10 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω and 68 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 12.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 13.🧩 Which component limits the current? (a) LED (b) motor (c) resistor (d) capacitor
- 14.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 15.💡 An LED is joined to a 5 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) may burn out (c) lights up
- 16.🧮 Resistors of 10 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 17.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 200 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 18.🧾 A family uses 150 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 19.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets bigger (b) stays the same (c) becomes zero (d) gets smaller
- 20.⚡ A device works on 6 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 21.🔺 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
- 22.True or false: a buzzer beeps for an alarm. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) run fans in empty rooms (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) close the fridge quickly (d) use daylight to read
- 24.🧮 Resistors of 20 Ω, 50 Ω, 150 Ω and 20 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.📏 How many amperes (A) is 1920 mA? =
- 26.🧮 Five equal 500 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 27.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to switch off empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 28.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 volt (b) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (c) 1 ampere (d) 1 watt
- 29.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) run fans in empty rooms (c) use daylight to read (d) leave the TV on standby
- 30.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 1024 (c) 1000 (d) 100
- 31.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = V + I (b) P = I ÷ V (c) P = V ÷ I (d) P = V × I
- 32.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 250 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 33.🧮 Two equal 330 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 34.🧮 Two equal 10 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 35.🧮 A 2.25 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.🧮 A 330 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 220 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 38.⚡ A device works on 1.5 V and takes 0.1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 39.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, green, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 40.⚡ A 1 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
Answer key
- 5 %
- 0.85
- energy used each second
- power
- how much a part resists
- 3400
- True
- 3
- anode (+)
- 0.25
- 118
- voltmeter
- resistor
- True
- may burn out
- 110
- 2
- 1200
- gets smaller
- 6
- V = I × R
- True
- run fans in empty rooms
- 240
- 1.92
- 100
- saves electricity
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- use daylight to read
- 1000
- P = V × I
- 10
- 165
- 5
- 0.25
- 2
- 440
- 0.15
- 75
- 0.2
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