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.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) more than either one
- 2.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does orange stand for?
- 3.⚡ A 10 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 4.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 30 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.🧾 One “unit” on an electricity bill is … (a) 1 ampere (b) 1 volt (c) 1 watt (d) 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 6.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 7.⚡ Which formula gives electric power? (a) P = I ÷ V (b) P = V + I (c) P = V × I (d) P = V ÷ I
- 8.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 0 % (b) 50 % (c) 5 % (d) 25 %
- 9.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 330 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 10.🔺 A current of 50 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 11.🧮 A 1.4 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 5 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 12.🧾 A family uses 170 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹8. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 13.🧮 A 6 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 14.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 15.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = R ÷ I (c) V = I × R (d) V = I + R
- 16.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) the flow of water (b) a narrow pipe (c) a bigger tank (d) the water pressure
- 17.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the water tank lid (b) the pipe colour (c) the water pressure (d) the tap handle
- 18.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands blue, yellow, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 19.🔺 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
- 20.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) watt (W) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) volt (V)
- 21.🔺 An 8.8 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 22.⚡ A device works on 3 V and takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 23.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 24.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave fridge door open (b) iron one shirt at a time (c) use old filament bulbs (d) switch off empty rooms
- 25.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does red stand for?
- 26.💡 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) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 27.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, black, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 28.What does a resistor do? (a) makes things spin (b) senses how hot it is (c) stores a little charge (d) has coloured bands
- 29.🔺 A 9.4 V supply is joined across a 470 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.🧮 Three equal 150 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.🧾 A family uses 20 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹9. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 32.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 22.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 33.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 34.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to store charge (b) to change its colour (c) to make it brighter (d) to limit the current
- 35.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 8 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 36.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, blue, brown. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 37.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 8 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 38.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 39.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows through a 3 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, white, yellow. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
Answer key
- less than either one
- 3
- 2
- 12
- 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh)
- 200
- P = V × I
- 5 %
- 16.5
- 23.5
- 0.2
- 1360
- 1
- 1
- V = I × R
- a narrow pipe
- the water pressure
- 64
- I = V ÷ R
- ohm (Ω)
- 40
- 3
- 345
- switch off empty rooms
- 2
- may burn out
- 80000
- has coloured bands
- 20
- 50
- 180
- 15
- 5
- to limit the current
- 8
- 260
- 1840
- 2300
- 7.5
- 290
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