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.💡 Does it save or waste electricity to run fans in empty rooms? (a) saves electricity (b) wastes electricity
- 2.🧾 A family uses 90 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 3.🔺 A 0.6 V supply is joined across a 6 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 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
- 5.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 6.🔺 A current of 0.5 A flows when 3 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.🔺 A 0.5 V supply is joined across a 5 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 8.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) (b) 1 ampere (c) 1 volt (d) 1 watt
- 9.🧮 Resistors of 22 Ω and 47 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 10.⚡ 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
- 11.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 12.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 13.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: voltage is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) True (b) False
- 15.💡 An LED is joined to a 12 V battery with no resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the − side. What happens? (a) may burn out (b) does not light (c) lights up
- 16.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 70 Ω resistor? (a) grey-black-black (b) grey-violet-black (c) violet-black-brown (d) violet-black-black
- 17.💡 On an LED, is the longer leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 18.💡 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)?
- 19.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 50 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 20.🧮 A 100 Ω resistor is joined in series with two equal 40 Ω resistors that are in parallel with each other. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.💡 On an LED, is the round-side leg the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 22.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 23.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 24.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) smaller (b) zero (c) bigger (d) stay the same
- 25.What does an LDR do? (a) beeps for an alarm (b) senses how bright it is (c) makes things spin (d) makes a beeping sound
- 26.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 27.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 28.💡 An LED is joined to a 6 V battery through a 330 Ω 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
- 29.🔺 A 3.75 V supply is joined across a 150 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.📏 How many amperes (A) is 400 mA? =
- 32.📏 Which unit measures the flow of charge? (a) watt (W) (b) ampere (A) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 33.True or false: on an LED, the round-side leg is the cathode (−). (a) True (b) False
- 34.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.8 kW?
- 35.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows when 6 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows when 2 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 37.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands green, yellow, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 38.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) their sum (b) always zero (c) more than either one (d) less than either one
- 39.🧮 Two equal 10 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
Answer key
- wastes electricity
- 810
- 0.1
- V = I × R
- 10
- 6
- 0.1
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 69
- energy used each second
- 7.5
- may burn out
- True
- False
- may burn out
- violet-black-black
- anode (+)
- 5
- 20
- 120
- anode (+)
- 5
- 345
- bigger
- senses how bright it is
- 1
- volt (V)
- lights up
- 25
- 150
- 0.4
- ampere (A)
- False
- 800
- 300
- 200
- 540
- less than either one
- 5
- 13.2
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