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 red LED (it uses 2 V) is joined with a 300 Ω resistor to an 8 V supply. What current flows (in mA)?
- 2.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands orange, grey, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 3.🔺 A 4.4 V supply is joined across a 220 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 4.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, brown, orange. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 5.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does brown stand for?
- 6.🧮 A 20 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)?
- 7.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 10 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 8.🧮 Two equal 220 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 9.⚡ A 48 W device works on 24 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 10.🌈 A gold fourth band on a resistor means the value may be off by … (a) 5 % (b) 25 % (c) 0 % (d) 50 %
- 11.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, brown, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 12.🧩 Which component makes things spin? (a) capacitor (b) buzzer (c) potentiometer (d) motor
- 13.🧮 A 220 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)?
- 14.🔺 A current of 2.5 A flows when 15 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 15.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.73 A?
- 16.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the pipe colour (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 17.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 470 Ω 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
- 18.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🧮 Resistors of 47 Ω, 68 Ω and 22 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 21.🧮 Resistors of 33 Ω and 33 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 22.🔺 A 12.5 V supply is joined across a 250 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 23.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 24.🔺 A current of 1 A flows through a 20 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 25.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 3.4 kΩ?
- 26.🧩 Which component turns a fan or wheels? (a) diode (b) LED (c) fuse (d) motor
- 27.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to limit the current (b) to store charge (c) to make it brighter (d) to change its colour
- 28.🌈 In the resistor colour code, which number does green stand for?
- 29.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through an 8 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 31.🧾 A family uses 120 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹6. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 32.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.6 kW?
- 33.True or false: an LDR senses how bright it is. (a) True (b) False
- 34.What does a fuse do? (a) blows if current is high (b) has coloured bands (c) senses how hot it is (d) beeps for an alarm
- 35.🔺 A 30 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 36.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = R ÷ I (b) V = I + R (c) V = I × R (d) V = I ÷ R
- 37.⚡ A 1.5 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 38.💡 On an LED, is the leg by the flat edge the anode (+) or the cathode (−)? (a) cathode (−) (b) anode (+)
- 39.🔺 A current of 1 A flows when 4 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 40.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ampere (A) (b) volt (V) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
Answer key
- 20
- 38
- 20
- 81
- 1
- 130
- 2300
- 110
- 2
- 5 %
- 1.1
- motor
- 455
- 6
- 730
- the flow of water
- lights up
- 40
- 15
- 137
- 66
- 50
- ammeter
- 20
- 3400
- motor
- to limit the current
- 5
- 7.5
- 1.6
- 720
- 600
- True
- blows if current is high
- 1.5
- V = I × R
- 0.5
- cathode (−)
- 4
- ohm (Ω)
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